Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis
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Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis
Book Details
- Author
- George Weston Briggs
- Publisher
- Brand: Motilal Banarsidass
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Hinduism
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9798120805643
- ISBN-10
- 812080564X
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ISBN: 812080564X
Author: George Weston Briggs
Condition: New
The cult of the Kanphata Yogis is a definite unit within Hinduism, and its study is essential for understanding this phase of the religious life of India. In analysing the different aspects of this cult the author has drawn upon various sources, such as the legends, folk-lore and the formulated texts of this sect. The book is divided into three sections. The first two sections comprising chapters 1-13 deal with the cult and history of this sect. The third section containing chapters 14-16 opens with the Sanskrit Text Goraksasataka and its English rendering and annotations. It proceeds with the analysis of physiological concepts, chief aims and methods and then comes to conclusion. The subject matter of this study has been so arranged that the first two sections serve to illustrate the third. The book is fully documented. It has a Preface, Glossary, Bibliography, Plates and General Index.
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