The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali

Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, Mario Kozah, David Gordon White

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New York University Press
09 May 2022

Anthologies (non-poetry); Oriental religions

Series: Library of Arabic Literature

A brilliant cross-cultural interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is the foundational text of yoga philosophy, used by millions of yoga practitioners and students worldwide. Written in a question-and-answer format, The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali deals with the theory and practice of yoga and the psychological question of the liberation of the soul from attachments.

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 Yoga Sutras, his Kitāb Bātanjali 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.

An English-only edition.

By: Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
Foreword by: David Gordon White
Translated by: Mario Kozah
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 81
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781479813216
ISBN 10: 1479813214
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 09 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (Author) Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (d. ca. 442/1050) was an accomplished Iranian scholar and polymath. David Gordon White (Foreword by) David Gordon White is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Yoga in Practice and The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography. Mario Kozah (Translator) Mario Kozah 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 The Birth of Indology as an Islamic Science: Al-Bīrūnī’s Treatise on Yoga Psychology.

Reviews for The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali

The style of the English translation by Mario Kozah is clear and readable . . . a valuable contribution that will be appreciated by anyone interested in the history of philosophy and religion across cultures. * Speculum *