Hatha Yoga, Live Burial, and Human Hibernation: How the West (Mis)Conceptualized the Samadhis of Yogi Haridas in the Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Centuries

Haridas was an early nineteenth century Hindu hatha yogi who reportedly survived interments for months at a stretch. His incredible feats had received wide publicity in Europe and America. Through a survey of nineteenth and early twentieth century writings on Haridas’s so-called "live burials,&...

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Main Author: Chakraborty, Ayusman (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2024
In: The journal of religion & society
Year: 2024, Volume: 26, Pages: 43-63
Further subjects:B Hatha Yoga
B Haridas
B Human Hibernation
B Live Burial
B Samadhi
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