Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism

by Harold Coward

Overview

Explores the influence of yoga in the seminal Indian philosophy of Bhartrhari and in the Western psychology of Freud, Jung, and the transpersonalists, providing unique insights into the differences between Eastern and Western concepts of human nature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791454992
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	10/24/2002
Series:	SUNY Series in Religious Studies
Pages:	125
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Harold Coward is with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of several books, including Jung and Eastern Thought and Derrida and Indian Philosophy, both published by SUNY Press.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
1	Introduction	1
Part I	Yoga and Language
2	Agama in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali	11
3	The Yoga Psychology Underlying Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya	21
4	Yoga in the Vairagya-Sataka of Bhartrhari	41
Part II	Yoga and Western Psychology
5	Freud, Jung, and Yoga on Memory	51
6	Where Jung Draws the Line in His Acceptance of Patanjali's Yoga	61
7	Mysticism in Jung and Patanjali's Yoga	71
8	The Limits of Human Nature in Yoga and Transpersonal Psychology	83
9	Conclusion	91
	Notes	93
	Glossary of Sanskrit Terms	107
	Index	113

Editorial Reviews

"Coward's perspective on yoga is erudite and committed. For those who thought they could practice yoga without the issue of faith arising, this book will be a challenging experience." — Metapsychology

"Like Coward's previous comparative studies, this work is exemplary in its scrupulous, detailed analysis, balanced comparison, and clarity of presentation." — Religion & Theology

"This interesting and elegantly composed book shows the important relationship between Indian philosophy and the development of the modern discipline of psychology." — Christopher Key Chapple, author of Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

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