Eighty-four Asanas in yoga : a survey of traditions : with illustrations

by Gudrun Buhnemann

Paperback, 2021

Publication

Imprint: New Delhi : D.K. Printworld, Publishers of Indian Traditions, 2021, c2007. Edition: Fourth imprint, 2021. Responsibility: Gudrun Buhnemann. OCLC Number: 157025770. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 195 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, index.

Call number

History / Buhne

Barcode

BK-08357

ISBN

9788124605806

CSS Library Notes

Description: Physical postures (asanas) are the most important and often the only constituent of modern Yoga. Many practitioners believe that the postures derive from an ancient original set of eighty-four asanas. This book, for the first time, traces traditions of eighty-four postures by examining original materials, including drawings, descriptions in older Indic texts and modern publications which reflect contemporary traditions. It also takes up a number of broad issues related to the topic of Yoga postures so as to provide the reader with a larger context. -- from back cover

Table of Contents:
A brief survey of relevant texts
On the terms hathayoga and rajayoga
The place and function of asanas in the yoga systems
Eighty-four asanas in yoga
Eighty-four asanas in contemporary sources
Sets of illustrations of eighty-four asanas
Concluding remarks
Appendix 1 : lists of names of eighty-four asanas
Appendix 2 : jogapradipaka, section 3
Appendix 3 : Hunaman sarma 1935
Appendix 4 : Garigadharan nair 1962
Appendix 5 : Svami svayamananda 1992
Appendix 6 : the yoga challenge system

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Physical description

xii, 195 p.; 25 cm

Language

Original language

English
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