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Yogi heroes and poets : histories and legends of the Naths / edited by David N. Lorenzen and Adrián Muñoz.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 228 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781441699091
  • 1441699090
  • 1438438923
  • 9781438438924
Other title:
  • Histories and legends of the Naths
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Yogi heroes and poets.DDC classification:
  • 294.5/436 22
LOC classification:
  • BL1278.54 .Y64 2011eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Yogis in History -- 1. Naths in Hindi Literature / Purushottam Agrawal -- 2. Religious Identity in Gorakhnath and Kabir: Hindus, Muslims, Yogis, and Sants / David N. Lorenzen -- 3. Different Drums in Gwalior: Maharashtrian Nath Heritages in a North Indian City / Daniel Gold -- 4. Influence of the Naths on Bhima Bhoi and Mahima Dharma / Ishita Banerjee-Dube -- pt. II Theology and Folklore -- 5. On the Magnitude of the Yogic Body / David Gordon White -- 6. Awakening Generosity in Nath Tales from Rajasthan / Ann Grodzins Gold -- 7. Matsyendra's "Golden Legend": Yogi Tales and Nath Ideology / Adrian Munoz -- 8. What Should Minanath Do to Save His Life? / Lubomir Ondracka -- 9. Matsyendrasamhitd: A Yogini-centered Thirteenth-century Text from the South Indian Sambhava Cult / Csaba Kiss.
Summary: This book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous group, some Nāths are ascetics and some are householders; some are dedicated to personified forms of Shiva, others to a formless god, still others to Vishnu.The essays in the first part of the book deal with the history and historiography of the Nāths, their literature, and their relationships with other religious movements in India. Essays in the second part discuss the legends and folklore of the Nāths and provide an exploration of their religious ideas. Contributors to the volume depict a variety of local areas where this lineage is prominent and highlight how the Nāths have been a link between religious, metaphysical, and even medical traditions in India.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)408725

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Yogis in History -- 1. Naths in Hindi Literature / Purushottam Agrawal -- 2. Religious Identity in Gorakhnath and Kabir: Hindus, Muslims, Yogis, and Sants / David N. Lorenzen -- 3. Different Drums in Gwalior: Maharashtrian Nath Heritages in a North Indian City / Daniel Gold -- 4. Influence of the Naths on Bhima Bhoi and Mahima Dharma / Ishita Banerjee-Dube -- pt. II Theology and Folklore -- 5. On the Magnitude of the Yogic Body / David Gordon White -- 6. Awakening Generosity in Nath Tales from Rajasthan / Ann Grodzins Gold -- 7. Matsyendra's "Golden Legend": Yogi Tales and Nath Ideology / Adrian Munoz -- 8. What Should Minanath Do to Save His Life? / Lubomir Ondracka -- 9. Matsyendrasamhitd: A Yogini-centered Thirteenth-century Text from the South Indian Sambhava Cult / Csaba Kiss.

This book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous group, some Nāths are ascetics and some are householders; some are dedicated to personified forms of Shiva, others to a formless god, still others to Vishnu.The essays in the first part of the book deal with the history and historiography of the Nāths, their literature, and their relationships with other religious movements in India. Essays in the second part discuss the legends and folklore of the Nāths and provide an exploration of their religious ideas. Contributors to the volume depict a variety of local areas where this lineage is prominent and highlight how the Nāths have been a link between religious, metaphysical, and even medical traditions in India.

English.