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An exploration of the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāths, a Hindu lineage known for Hatha yoga practice.
This book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous group, some Nāths are ascetics and some are householders; some are dedicated to personified forms of Shiva, others to a formless god, still others to Vishnu.
The essays in the first part of the book deal with the history and historiography of the Nāths, their literature, and their relationships with other religious movements in India. Essays in the second part discuss the legends and folklore of the Nāths and provide an exploration of their religious ideas. Contributors to the volume depict a variety of local areas where this lineage is prominent and highlight how the Nāths have been a link between religious, metaphysical, and even medical traditions in India.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
David N. Lorenzen and Adrián Muñoz
Part I: Yogis in History
1. The Naths in Hindi Literature
Purushottam Agrawal
2. Religious Identity in Gorakhnath and Kabir: Hindus, Muslims, Yogis, and Sants
David N. Lorenzen
3. Drums in Gwalior: Maharashtrian Nath Heritages in a North Indian City
Daniel Gold
4. Influence of the Naths on Bhīma Bhoi and Mahima Dharma
Ishita Banerjee-Dube
Part II: Theology and Folklore
5. On the Magnitude of the Yogic Body
David Gordon White
6. Awakening Generosity in Nath Tales from Rajasthan
Ann Grodzins Gold
7. Matsyendra's "Golden Legend": Yogi Tales and Nath Ideology
Adrián Muñoz
8. What Should Mīnanāth Do to Save His Life?
Lubomír Ondračka
9. The Matsyendrasamṃhitā: A Yoginī-centered Thirteenth-century Text from the South Indian Śāmbhava Cult
Csaba Kiss
Notes
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
