Yoga: Immortality and Freedom by Mircea Eliade

In this landmark book, first published in English in 1958, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of Yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the twentieth century. About the Author Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), a native of Romania, was for many years the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religion at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Myth of the Eternal Return, The Sacred and the Profane, and Shamanism (all Princeton). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press Publication date ‏ : ‎1973 Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised Language ‏ : ‎ English Print length ‏ : ‎ 568 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780691142036 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691142036 Item weight ‏ : ‎ 210 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm (Gently Used, Good Condition)