by Gudrun Buhnemann
2007, 25 cm., pp. xii+196, col. ills. 100, b/w ills. 104, line drgs., D. K. Printworld , 8124604177
US$ 20.00 (Plus Postage)
Physical postures (asanas)are the most important and often the only constituent of modern Yoga. Many practitioners believe that the postures derive from an ancient original set of eighty-four asanas. This book, for the first time, traces traditions of eighty-four postures by examining original materials, including drawings, descriptions in older Indic texts and modern publications which reflect contemporary traditions. It also takes up a number of broad issues related to the topic of Yoga postures so as to provide the reader with a larger context.
Contents : 1. Introduction 2.A Brief Survey of Relevant Texts 3.On the Terms hathayoga and rajayoga 4. The Place and Function of Asanas in Yoga Systems 4.1 TheTerm Asana 4.2 Asana as an Ancillary Part (anga) of Yoga Systems 4.3 The Function of Asanas inYoga Systems 5. Eighty-four Asanas in Yoga 5.1 The Number of Asanas in Yoga Systems 5.2 The Number Eighty-four 5.3 Eighty-four Asanas in Older Texts 5.3.1 Hatharatnavali 5.3.2 Jogapradipaka 5.4 Eighty-four Asanas in Contemporary Sources 5.4.1Hanuman Sharma 5.4.2 Gangadharan Nair 5.4.3 Svami Svayamananda 5.4.4 The Yoga Challenge System 6. Sets of Illustrations of Eighty-four Asanas 6.1 Preliminary Remarks 6.2 The Coloured Drawings of the Asanas according to the Jogapradipaka 6.2.1 A Description of the Drawings according to the Jogapradipaka 6.2.2 A Reproduction of the Drawings according to the Jogapradipaka 6.3 The Line drawings from Nepal 6.3.1 A Description of the Line Drawings from Nepal 6.3.2 A Reproduction of the Line Drawings from Nepal 6.4 The Sources in the Jodhpur Tradition 6.4.1 A Description of the Line Drawings 6.4.2 A Reproduction of the Line Drawings 6.4.3 The Murals in Mahamandir 6.4.4 A Reproduction of Selected Murals 6.5 The Line Drawings in Svami Svayamananda1992
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