{"product_id":"yogi-heroes-and-poets-david-n-lorenzen-9781438438900","title":"Yogi Heroes and Poets: Histories and Legends of the N\u0026#257;ths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāths, a Hindu lineage known for Hatha yoga practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous group, some Nāths are ascetics and some are householders; some are dedicated to personified forms of Shiva, others to a formless god, still others to Vishnu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in the first part of the book deal with the history and historiography of the Nāths, their literature, and their relationships with other religious movements in India. Essays in the second part discuss the legends and folklore of the Nāths and provide an exploration of their religious ideas. Contributors to the volume depict a variety of local areas where this lineage is prominent and highlight how the Nāths have been a link between religious, metaphysical, and even medical traditions in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David N. Lorenzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438438907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438438900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"David N. Lorenzen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485194301695,"sku":"9781438438900","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50fc46ac-e748-4868-87c9-961695ce62c2.jpg?v=1778048533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yogi-heroes-and-poets-david-n-lorenzen-9781438438900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}