Yoga in Islamic Environments II
Yoga in the Interreligious Encounter
Between Islam and Hindu Religions
Till Luge, PhD candidate
(Orient-‐InsEtut Istanbul / University
of Pennsylvania)
MiVwoch, 24. Juni 2015, 18:15-‐19:30
Uhr, KWZ Raum 0.602
Veranstaltung: ReligionswissenschaQ, Philosophische
Fakultät
It is commonly argued that Sufis
and their insEtuEons played a
crucial role in the spread of
Islam in medieval India. The
similarity in appearance and conduct
of life between Sufis and yogis
resulted not only in frequent
encounters, but also in acEve
intermingling at Sufi and yogi
lodges. Furthermore, similariEes in
religious imaginaEon and pracEce
paved the way to intellectual
and religious encounters of Islam
and Hindu religions mediated through
yogic noEons and terminology.
