Can Societies Survive Without Religion? Historian-science writer, Nicholas Wade, in The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures(2009) argues that no society could have existed without religion. Continue Reading →
Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture How has the mindfulness movement shaped current notions of meditation, spirituality, and Buddhism in the West? Continue Reading →
The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions In Medieval India This remarkable book illuminates the “body of light” of yogis, tantrikas, and alchemists. Continue Reading →
A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali & Western Esotericism Where did yoga really come from? Continue Reading →
Sinister Yogis Below is the index of my posts inspired by this book that examines the history, literature, and methods of yogis from 500 BCE to the present: Sinister Yogis by David Gordon White University of Chicago Press, 2009. Continue Reading →
