Yoga and Psychology - Language, Memory, and Mysticism

Harold Coward explores how the psychological aspects of Yoga philosophy have been important to intellectual developments both East and West. Foundational for Hindu, Jaina, and Buddhist thought and spiritual practice, Patanjalis Yoga Sutras, the classical statement of Eastern Yoga, are unique in their emphasis on the nature and importance of psychological processes. Yogas influence is explored in the work of both the seminal Indian thinker Bhartrhari (c. 600 C.E.) and among key figures in Western psychology: founders Freud and Jung, as well as contemporary transpersonalists such as Washburn, Tart, and Ornstein.Coward shows how the yogic notion of psychological processes makes Bhartrharis philosophy of language and his theology of revelation possible. He goes on to explore how Western psychology has been influenced by incorporating or rejecting Patanjalis Yoga. The implications of these trends in Western thought for mysticism and memory are examined as well.

Info autore

Harold Coward is with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of several books, including Jung and Eastern Thought and Derrida and Indian Philosophy, both published by SUNY Press.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold Coward
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.10.2002
• EAN: 9780791454992
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-5499-2
• Pagine: 125
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 239 mm x 12 mm
• Peso: 295 g
• Serie: Suny Series in Religious Studi; Suny Religious Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altre religioni mondiali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia