03504nam 2200613Ia 450 991081319000332120200520144314.01-4384-3892-31-4416-9909-0(CKB)2670000000136592(EBL)3407160(SSID)ssj0000606815(PQKBManifestationID)11363430(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606815(PQKBWorkID)10581794(PQKB)11626666(MiAaPQ)EBC3407160(OCoLC)767733268(MdBmJHUP)muse14191(Au-PeEL)EBL3407160(CaPaEBR)ebr10574021(DE-B1597)684396(DE-B1597)9781438438924(EXLCZ)99267000000013659220110207d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrYogi heroes and poets histories and legends of the Naths /edited by David N. Lorenzen and Adrian MunozAlbany State University of New York Pressc20111 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-3891-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""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.Histories and legends of the NathsNatha sectYogaNatha sect.Yoga.294.5/436Lorenzen David N251699Munoz Adrian1702539MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813190003321Yogi heroes and poets4087119UNINA