Moksa: A Historical Overview of Yoga in India - Couverture souple

Roberto De Andrade Martins

9789371009751: Moksa: A Historical Overview of Yoga in India

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9371009756 ISBN 13 : 9789371009751

Editeur : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House

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What is the origin of Yoga? What did ancient Yoga truly mean?

This book traces the history and philosophy of traditional Indian Yoga, taking readers on a journey spanning from 3,000 years before the Christian era to modern times. It highlights key milestones in the evolution of Yoga in India across different periods. In this work, Professor Roberto de Andrade Martins explains the traditional meaning of Indian Yoga-as the quest for spiritual liberation (moksa)-and describes how this pursuit was expressed through major classical paths such as Tapasyā, J�āna-Yoga, Karma-Yoga, Bhakti-Yoga, Rāja-Yoga, Tantra-Yoga, and Hatha-Yoga. He further explains how each of these branches developed and contributed to the broader spiritual heritage of India.

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� propos de l'auteur

Roberto de Andrade Martins was born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. He graduated in Physics from the University of S�o Paulo (USP) and obtained his doctorate in Philosophy of Science from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), where he also earned his Habilitation in General Physics, specializing in History, Philosophy, and Teaching of Physics. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Oklahoma.

Throughout his academic career, he served as professor at the State University of Londrina, Federal University of Paran�, and UNICAMP, retiring in 2010. He has published over three hundred articles and books on the History and Philosophy of Science. He served as president of the Brazilian Society for the History of Science and the Association of Philosophy and History of Science of the Southern Cone, and was a Research Productivity Fellow of CNPq from 1979 to 2023. Parallel to his academic work, Professor Martins has maintained lifelong involvement with Yoga, meditation, and Indian thought since age 15. He has taught classical Yoga texts, including the Bhagavad Gītā, Upaniṣads, Yoga Sūtra of Pata�jali, and Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā. Since retirement, he has intensified his Yoga activities, organizing workshops and teacher training courses throughout Brazil with his wife Fl�via Bianchini.

His publications include translations and commentaries on classical Sanskrit texts, as well as Mokṣa: uma vis�o hist�rica do Yoga na �ndia (2020) and Hist�ria do Yoga no Brasil (2025). He collaborates on www.shri-yoga-devi.org and offers online courses on Indian Philosophy.

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