Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga - Hardcover

Georg Feuerstein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570621373 ISBN 13: 9781570621376

Publisher: Shambhala, 1997

Synopsis

     This comprehensive desktop encyclopedia gives an authentic portrayal of a rich and highly complex spiritual tradition of India, with its history, its many approaches, schools, and teachers, its scriptures, and its technical terminology. The book is arranged and written so that, in spite of the wealth of detail provided, it will inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time offering valuable references for the professional researcher and historian of religion. Among its unique features:

      Each entry has cross-references providing pertinent conceptual links.

      Entries are in English alphabetical order, unlike

     comparable reference works that follow Sanskrit alphabetical order, which is difficult for the lay reader to follow.

      Orientational entries furnish an overview of central aspects to the Yoga tradition, such as history, psychology, and major branches.

      Many entries cite or even quote original sources, shedding light on how a given term is used by traditional Yoga authorities.

      The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga is a thoroughly updated Edition, expanded with 400 new entries, of Dr. Feuerstein's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Yoga , which received the Outstanding Academic Book of the Year Award for 1991 from Choice magazine.

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Review:

Any student of Yoga will want to know more about not only the practices of Yoga but also its history and spirituality. One of the best places to turn is to Georg Feuerstein's acclaimed Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga. With more than 100 illustrations (such as the many asana postures and chakra centers) and entries on everything from the Bhagavad Gita to Swami Vivekananda and from the Aryan invasion theory to biofeedback, you can't go wrong. Extensive cross-references also facilitate searches for both English and Sanskrit versions of terms. The Shambhala Encyclopedia is a complete yet concise guide to the galaxy of Yoga.

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uthentic portrayal of a rich and complex spiritual tradition of India. The over two thousand entries cover Yoga's history, its many approaches, schools, teachers, scriptures, as well as its technical terminology. The book is arranged and written in a manner that will inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time offering valuable references for the professional researcher and the historian of religion.

The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga offers the following features:

Each entry has cross-references providing pertinent conceptual links.

Entries are in English alphabetical order, unlike comparable reference works that follow Sanskrit alphabetical order, which is difficult for the lay reader to follow.

Orientational entries provide an overview of central aspects of the Yoga tradition, such as history, psychology, and major branches.

Many entries cite or even quote original sources, shedding light on how a given term is

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1570621373
• ISBN 13: 9781570621376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 357