Curious how a comparative scholarly critical analysis of Patanjilian influences in
a) Iyengar Yoga,
b) some generalized traditions in India,
c) a textual analyses,
d) a Feuersteinian analysis, in
e) Indian Art, and perhaps vis-a-vis
f) Angela and Victor's Yoga, and others
... say as a Reed College professor, for example, or one from Harvard, Yale or Stanford University would compare these probably in the field of religious studies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali
http://www.bksiyengar.com/modules/IYoga/sage.htm
Feuerstein, George (translator) (1989), The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A New Translation and Commentary, Inner Traditions, ISBN 978-0-89281-262-2
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