Yoga: The Indian Tradition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415600200)

The popular perception of yoga in the West remains for the most part that of a physical fitness program, largely divorced from its historical and spiritual roots. The essays collected here provide a sense of the historical emergence of the classical system presented by Patañjali, a careful examination of the key elements, overall character and contemporary relevance of that system (as found in the Yoga Sutra) and a glimpse of some of the tradition's many important ramifications in later Indian religious history.

Author: David Carpenter
ISBN-10: 0415600200
ISBN-13: 9780415600200
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2010
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d