Record Nr.

UNINA9910813190003321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4384-3892-3

1-4416-9909-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LorenzenDavid N

MunozAdrian

Disciplina

294.5/436

Soggetti

Natha sect

Yoga

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Yogi Heroes and Poets""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1. Yogis in History""; ""1. The Naths in Hindi Literature""; ""2. Religious Identity in Gorakhnath and Kabir""; ""3. Different Drums in Gwalior""; ""4. The Influence of the Naths on Bhima Bhoi and Mahima Dharma""; ""Part 2. Theology and Folklore""; ""5. On the Magnitude of the Yogic Body""; ""6. Awakening Generosity in Nath Tales from Rajasthan""; ""7. Matsyendraâ€?s â€œGolden Legendâ€?""; ""8. What Should MÄ«nanÄ?th Do to Save His Life?""; ""9. The MatsyendrasamhitÄ?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""

""Contributors""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

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.