{"product_id":"yoga-immortality-and-freedom-9780691279367","title":"Yoga: Immortality and Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking account of the theory and practice of yoga, from the Vedas to the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this landmark book, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the twentieth century. In his introduction, David Gordon White provides invaluable insight into Eliade's life and work, highlighting the key moments in his intellectual and spiritual education, as well as the personal experiences that shaped his worldview. \u003ci\u003eYoga\u003c\/i\u003e is not only one of Eliade's most important books, but also his most personal--the only one to analyze a religious tradition that he had truly lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMircea Eliade\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His books include \u003ci\u003eImages and Symbols\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Eternal Return\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShamanism\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). \u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe \"Yoga Sutra of Patanjali\" A Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52128924074258,"sku":"9780691279367","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1699e01b-364d-4609-853f-e282295aee6e.jpg?v=1773824527","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/yoga-immortality-and-freedom-9780691279367","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}