Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth - A Brief History and Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Phillips is professor of philosophy and Asian studies at the University of Texas at Austin and has been visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii! Manoa! and at Jadavpur University! Kolkata. He is the author of six books! including Epistemology of Perception: Gangesa's Tattvacintamani! Jewel of Reflection on the Truth About Knowledge! and numerous papers! many featuring first-time translations of late classical Sanskrit philosophic texts. Klappentext Yoga has become wildly popular in the modern world! and many have made the discipline an essential part of their routine. In discussing the discipline's fundamental commitments! Philips explores traditional teachings of hatha yoga! karma yoga! bhakti yoga! and Tantra. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Setting an Intention 1. Theory and Practice 2. Yoga and Metaphysics 3. Karma 4. Rebirth 5. Powers Appendix A. Select Yogic Passages from the Early Upanishads Appendix B. Yogic Passages in the Bhagavad Gita Appendix C. The Yoga Sutra Appendix D. Selections from (Tantric) Kashmiri Shaivite Texts Appendix E. Selections from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika Glossary Notes BibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Phillips, Stephen H. Phillips
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2009
• EAN: 9780231144841
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14484-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga, Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Hindu, RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology, East Asian and Indian philosophy