Georg Feuerstein (27 May 1947 – 25 August 2012) was a German Indologist specializing in the philosophy and practice of Yoga. Feuerstein authored over 30 books on mysticism, Yoga, Tantra, and Hinduism. He translated, among other traditional texts, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita.

Biography

Feuerstein was born in Würzburg, Germany. He moved to England to do his postgraduate research at Durham University and subsequently lived for 23 years in the United States. In 2004, Georg and his wife and spiritual partner, Brenda L Feuerstein, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada and in 2012 he became a citizen of Canada, where he died 25 August 2012[1] due to complications from diabetes.[2]

He was an early Life member of the Indian Academy of Yoga at Benares Hindu University.[3][4]

Reception

Historian of religions Mircea Eliade called Feuerstein's The Philosophy of Classical Yoga, "one of the most profound and original contributions to the understanding of classical yoga".[5] His books Tantra: Path of Ecstasy and The Deeper Dimension of Yoga have each been cited academically over 200 times.[6]

Yoga Journal described him as "one of the most highly regarded scholars on Hinduism in the West".[7] One of its journalists, Holly Hammond, added that as well as being one of the most prolific of yoga scholars, he was "no dry academic; his scholarship is directly relevant to spiritual practice".[8]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Yoga Scholar Georg Feuerstein dead at 65". Itsallyogababy.com. 2012-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. ^ Georg Feuerstein 1947-2012. traditionalyogastudies.com.
  3. ^ rear cover of Feuerstein, Georg, (1996). "The Philosophy of Classical Yoga": Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-0-89281-603-3.
  4. ^ "The Indian Academy Of Yoga Committee". The Indian Academy of Yoga. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. ^ "The Philosophy of Classical Yoga". The Listener. 103: 661. 1980.
  6. ^ ""Georg Feuerstein"". Google Scholar. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ^ Anon (27 August 2012). "Yoga Scholar Georg Feuerstein Dead at 65". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ Hammond, Holly (28 August 2007). "Meet the Innovators: Georg Feuerstein". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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