Monastic Wanderers
How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the NÄth YogÄ«s (known also as the YogÄ«s with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a general survey of this sampradÄya which is said to have been founded by the Siddha GorakhnÄth, known for his strong link to Haá¹ha Yoga. However, rather than to Yoga, the history and e...
How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the NÄth YogÄ«s (known also as the YogÄ«s with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a general survey of this sampradÄya which is said to have been founded by the Siddha GorakhnÄth, known for his strong link to Haá¹ha Yoga. However, rather than to Yoga, the history and e...
