“An indispensable companion for all those interested in yoga, both scholars and practitioners” Professor Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson.

Despite the great global popularity of yoga, relatively little is known about its roots among practitioners. This volume includes a wide range of texts from various schools of yoga, languages, and eras: among others, key excerpts from the early Upanishads and the Mahabharata, as well as from the tantric, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, with many pieces presented in academic translation for the first time. Covering the various definitions of yoga, its most important practices such as posture, breath control, the experience of restraint, and meditation, as well as models of the inner and physical body, the Roots of Yoga is a unique and essential source of knowledge.

Translated and Edited by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

Pages: 592, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm