In this Book
- Samādhi: The Numinous and Cessative in Indo-Tibetan Yoga
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
A historical and comparative study grounded in close readings of important works, this book explores the dynamics of the theory and practice of yoga in Hindu and Buddhist contexts. Author Stuart Ray Sarbacker explores the fascinating, contrasting perceptions that meditation leads to the attainment of divine, or numinous, power, and to complete escape from worldly existence, or cessation. Sarbacker demonstrates that these two dimensions of spiritual experience have affected the doctrine and cultural significance of yoga from its origins to its contemporary practice. He also integrates sociological and psychological perspectives on religious experience into a larger phenomenological model to address the multifaceted nature of religious experience. Speaking to a broad range of methodological and contextual issues, Samādhi provides numerous insights into the theory and practice of yoga that are relevant to both scholars of religious studies and practitioners of contemporary yoga and meditation traditions.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- 1 Sources and Definitions
- pp. 13-26
- 3 Yoga, Shamanism, and Buddhism
- pp. 53-74
- 4 The Debate over Dialogue
- pp. 75-110
- Conclusion
- pp. 127-136
- Bibliography
- pp. 163-178
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791482810
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
63148909
Pages
201
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No