Yoga in Jainism
$98.21
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
22 January 2018
Summary
Jaina Studies is a relatively new and rapidly expanding field of inquiry for scholars of Indian religion and philosophy. In Jainism, “yoga” carries many meanings, and this book explores the definitions, nuances, and applications of the term in relation to Jainism from early times to the present.
Yoga in Jainism begins by discussing how the use of the term yoga in the earliest Jaina texts described the mechanics of mundane action or karma. From the time of the later Upanisads, the wor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138493445 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1138493449 |
| Author: | Christopher Chapple |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 22 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies |
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Critics Review
‘The strength of the volume thus lies in contributions like Cort’s that focus on unstudied texts and practices that shed light on overlooked understandings of yoga and the yogi… For those who wish to examine the history of Jain yogas, Chapple’s book is a great start.’
Ellen Gough, Emory University, Marginalia Review of Books
About The Author
Christopher Chapple
Christopher Key Chapple is the Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University, USA.
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