Silence Unheard: Deathly Otherness in Pātañjala-Yoga

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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2002 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grinshpon, Yohanan, 1948– Silence unheard : deathly otherness in Patañjala-yoga / Yohanan Grinshpon. p. cm. ISBN 0-7914-5101-1 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7914-5102-X (pb : alk. paper) 1. Patañjali. Yogas¥tra. 2. Yoga. I. Title. B132.Y6 G68 2001 181'.452—dc21 00-054791 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Rivka, My Wife With Love ...