The origins of yoga and tantra: Indic religions to the thirteenth century

Title: The origins of yoga and tantra: Indic religions to the thirteenth century
Creator: Samuel, Geoffrey
Relation: http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521873512
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Resource Type: book
Date: 2008
Description: Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernised forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism of 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 C.E., 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 context of South Asian society during this period, including the religious practices of the general population with their close engagement with family, gender, economic life and other pragmatic concerns.
Subject: yoga; tantrism; India; religion
Identifier: uon:5710
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43635
Identifier: ISBN:9780521873512

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