Origins of Yoga and Tantra Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century

Name: Origins of Yoga and Tantra Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780521695343

ISBN-10: 0521695341

ISBN-13: 9780521695343

Edition: 2008

Authors: Geoffrey Samuel

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Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism or Buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed. This book is an interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE, with particular focus on the development of yogic and tantric traditions. It assesses how much we really know about this period, and asks what sense we can make of the evolution of yogic and tantric practices, which were to become such central and important features of the Indic religious scene. Its originality lies in seeking to understand these traditions in terms of the total social and religious…

Book details

List price: $56.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 431
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.90" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



List of figures


Preface



Introduction



Stories and sources



Meditation and Yoga



The Second Urbanisation of South Asia



Two worlds and their interactions



Religion in the early states



The origins of the Buddhist and Jaina orders



The Brahmanical alternative



Interlude: Asceticism and celibacy in Indic religions



Tantra



The classical synthesis



Tantra and the wild goddesses



Subtle bodies, longevity and internal alchemy



Tantra and the state



The later history of yoga and Tantra



Postlude


References


Index