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

Title
Yogi heroes and poets : histories and legends of the Naths / edited by David N. Lorenzen and Adrián Muñoz.
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Lorenzen, David N.
  • Muñoz, Adrián.
Description
xviii, 228 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Alternative Title
Histories and legends of the Naths
Subject
  • Nātha sect
  • Yoga
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part I Yogis in History -- 1 The Naths in Hindi Literature / Purushottam Agrawal Agrawal, Purushottam 3 -- 2 Religious Identity in Gorakhnath and Kabir: Hindus, Muslims, Yogis, and Sants / David N. Lorenzen Lorenzen, David N. 19 -- 3 Different Drums in Gwalior: Maharashtrian Nath Heritages in a North Indian City / Daniel Gold Gold, Daniel 51 -- 4 The Influence of the Naths on Bhima Bhoi and Mahima Dharma / Ishita Banerjee-Dube Banerjee-Dube, Ishita 63 -- Part II Theology and Folklore -- 5 On the Magnitude of the Yogic Body / David Gordon White White, David Gordon 79 -- 6 Awakening Generosity in Nath Tales from Rajasthan / Ann Grodzins Gold Gold, Ann Grodzins 91 -- 7 Matsyendra's "Golden Legend": Yogi Tales and Nath Ideology / Adrian Munoz Munoz, Adrian 109 -- 8 What Should Minanath Do to Save His Life? / Lubomir Ondracka Ondracka, Lubomir 129 -- 9 The Matsyendrasamhita: A Yogini-centered Thirteenth-century Text from the South Indian Sambhava Cult / Csaba Kiss Kiss, Csaba 143.
ISBN
  • 9781438438917 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1438438915 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2011004268