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Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology (2020)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2020). Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology. In G. D. Flood (Ed.), Hindu Practice (177-199). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198733508.003.0008

In India physical methods have been used for religious ends since at least 1000 bce. For two millennia these methods were simple techniques of privation in which the body was mortified, usually by holding a particular posture for long periods, in ord... Read More about Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology.

The Original Gorakṣaśataka (2011)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2011). The Original Gorakṣaśataka. In D. G. White (Ed.), Yoga in Practice (257-272). Princeton University Press

Nāth Saṃpradāya (2011)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2011). Nāth Saṃpradāya. In K. A. Jacobsen, H. Basu, A. Malinar, & V. Narayanan (Eds.), Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism Vol. 3 (407-428). Brill

Haṭha Yoga (2011)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2011). Haṭha Yoga. In K. A. Jacobsen, H. Basu, A. Malinar, & V. Narayanan (Eds.), Brill Encyclopedia of Hinduism (770-781). Brill

Siddhi and Mahāsiddhi in Early Haṭhayoga (2011)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2011). Siddhi and Mahāsiddhi in Early Haṭhayoga. In K. A. Jacobsen (Ed.), Yoga Powers: Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration (327-344). Brill