Hathayoga in history and practice : Classical hathayoga in modern Varanasi

Abstract: The study investigates the field of haṭha yoga as it is described in the medieval Haṭhayogapradīpikā, a work on yoga composed in Sanskrit from the Nāth tradition. The study have then compared these practices, practitioners and the attitudes towards them, with interviews conducted in moder...

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Main Author: Poulsen, Gitte
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper 2013
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-34706