{"product_id":"the-yoga-sutras-of-patanjali-paperback-1","title":"The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbū Ray Al-Bīrūnī\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMario Kozah\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant cross-cultural interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Yoga Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Patañjali \u003c\/i\u003eis the foundational text of yoga philosophy, used by millions of yoga practitioners and students worldwide. Written in a question-and-answer format, \u003ci\u003eThe Yoga Sutras of Patañjali \u003c\/i\u003edeals with the theory and practice of yoga and the psychological question of the liberation of the soul from attachments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is a new rendering into English of the Arabic translation and commentary of this text by the brilliant eleventh-century polymath al-Bīrūnī. Given the many historical variants of the \u003ci\u003eYoga Sutras\u003c\/i\u003e, his\u003ci\u003e Kitāb Bātanjali\u003c\/i\u003e is important for yoga studies as the earliest translation of the Sanskrit. It is also of unique value as an Arabic text within Islamic studies, given the intellectual and philosophical challenges that faced the medieval Muslim reader when presented with the intricacy of composition, interpretation, and allusion that permeates this translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī \u003c\/b\u003e(d. ca. 442\/1050) was an accomplished Iranian scholar and polymath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eYoga in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Kozah (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMario Kozah\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Islamic History and Civilization at the Department of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University. His publications include a monograph on al-Bīrūnī titled\u003ci\u003e The Birth of Indology as an Islamic Science: Al-Bīrūnī's Treatise on Yoga Psychology.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984088629549,"sku":"9781479813216","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aVpkVUt1YnlYWXc4N2lwWStCR3dEZz09.webp?v=1776081857","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-yoga-sutras-of-patanjali-paperback-1","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}