Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy

Stephen Phillips

Paper, 368 pages, 4 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14485-8
$22.95 / £16.00

June, 2009
Cloth, 368 pages, 4 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14484-1
$79.50 / £55.00

Preface

Introduction: Setting an Intention

1. Theory and Practice

2. Yoga and Metaphysics

3. Karma

4. Rebirth

5. Powers

Appendix A. Select Yogic Passages from the Early Upanishads

Appendix B. Yogic Passages in the Bhagavad Gita

Appendix C. The Yoga Sutra

Appendix D. Selections from (Tantric) Kashmiri Shaivite Texts

Appendix E. Selections from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Related Subjects

• Asian Studies
• Asian/Islamic Philosophy
• Philosophy of Religion

About the Author

Stephen Phillips is professor of philosophy and Asian studies at the University of Texas at Austin and has been visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is the author of six books, including Epistemology of Perception: Gangesa's Tattvacintamani, Jewel of Reflection on the Truth About Knowledge, and numerous papers, many featuring first-time translations of late classical Sanskrit philosophic texts.

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