Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Bulletin ...
Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Monthly Bulletin
Author: St. Louis Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 474
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"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-
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Languages : en
Pages : 474
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"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-
Contemporary Yoga and Sacred Texts
Author: Susanne Scholz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429589581
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This book explores the textual traditions that authorize the history, legitimacy, and authenticity of today’s physical posture practice. The volume focuses on why and how yoga communities have adopted various texts that they consider sacred or spiritually meaningful. Among the texts discussed are Yogananda‘s Autobiography, Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the Bhagavad Gita, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Upanishads, the Vedas, and the Yoginī Tantra. Famous thinkers included are Aurobindo, Yogananda, Osho-Rajneesh, Sogyal Rimpoche, Charles Johnston, and Howard Thurman. Offering a starting point, the ten chapters address the nature, selection, and function of various ancient and contemporary texts read in contemporary yoga settings. The attention centers on how and why texts are read and for whom they are read. As yoga is practiced in ashrams, yoga studios, gyms, meeting rooms, and even private living rooms, scholarly approaches to investigate the connections between yoga and texts are necessarily diverse. This volume aims to inspire further scholarship on the reading of texts in past and present yoga communities. The collection demonstrates that textual tradions deserve to be an important part of contemporary yoga scholarship. The volume will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of religious studies, yoga studies, and Asian studies, as well as those studying sacred texts.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429589581
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This book explores the textual traditions that authorize the history, legitimacy, and authenticity of today’s physical posture practice. The volume focuses on why and how yoga communities have adopted various texts that they consider sacred or spiritually meaningful. Among the texts discussed are Yogananda‘s Autobiography, Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the Bhagavad Gita, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Upanishads, the Vedas, and the Yoginī Tantra. Famous thinkers included are Aurobindo, Yogananda, Osho-Rajneesh, Sogyal Rimpoche, Charles Johnston, and Howard Thurman. Offering a starting point, the ten chapters address the nature, selection, and function of various ancient and contemporary texts read in contemporary yoga settings. The attention centers on how and why texts are read and for whom they are read. As yoga is practiced in ashrams, yoga studios, gyms, meeting rooms, and even private living rooms, scholarly approaches to investigate the connections between yoga and texts are necessarily diverse. This volume aims to inspire further scholarship on the reading of texts in past and present yoga communities. The collection demonstrates that textual tradions deserve to be an important part of contemporary yoga scholarship. The volume will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of religious studies, yoga studies, and Asian studies, as well as those studying sacred texts.
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Author: California State Library
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Theosophy
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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The Theosophical Quarterly
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Monthly Bulletin. New Series
Author: St. Louis Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 938
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Languages : en
Pages : 938
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Yeats
Author: Richard Ellmann
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393008593
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A critical biography of the great Irish poet traces his intellectual growth and relates his mystical concerns and involvement in public affairs to his poetry.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393008593
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A critical biography of the great Irish poet traces his intellectual growth and relates his mystical concerns and involvement in public affairs to his poetry.
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Category : Prisons
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : Prisons
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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A Supernatural War
Author: Owen Davies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192513389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
A Supernatural War reveals the surprising stories of extraordinary people in a world caught up with the promise of occult powers. It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of 'superstitious' beliefs and practices. Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums due to concerns over their effect on public morale. Out on the battlefields, soldiers of all nations sought to protect themselves through magical and religious rituals, and, on the home front, people sought out psychics and occult practitioners for news of the fate of their distant loved ones or communication with their spirits. Even away from concerns about the war, suspected witches continued to be abused and people continued to resort to magic and magical practitioners for personal protection, love, and success. Uncovering and examining beliefs, practices, and contemporary opinions regarding the role of the supernatural in the war years, Owen Davies explores the broader issues regarding early twentieth-century society in the West, the psychology of the supernatural during wartime, and the extent to which the war cast a spotlight on the widespread continuation of popular belief in magic.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192513389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
A Supernatural War reveals the surprising stories of extraordinary people in a world caught up with the promise of occult powers. It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of 'superstitious' beliefs and practices. Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums due to concerns over their effect on public morale. Out on the battlefields, soldiers of all nations sought to protect themselves through magical and religious rituals, and, on the home front, people sought out psychics and occult practitioners for news of the fate of their distant loved ones or communication with their spirits. Even away from concerns about the war, suspected witches continued to be abused and people continued to resort to magic and magical practitioners for personal protection, love, and success. Uncovering and examining beliefs, practices, and contemporary opinions regarding the role of the supernatural in the war years, Owen Davies explores the broader issues regarding early twentieth-century society in the West, the psychology of the supernatural during wartime, and the extent to which the war cast a spotlight on the widespread continuation of popular belief in magic.