Situating Sufism and Yoga Author(s): Carl W. Ernst Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Apr., 2005), pp. 15- 43 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25188502 . Accessed: 04/07/2012 14:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Cambridge University Press and Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. http://www.jstor.org Situating Sufism and Yoga* CARL W. ERNST ((The natives of all unknown countries are commonly called Indians" Maximilian of Transylvania, De molucco (1523) Orientalism and Essentialism in the Study of Religion one essences Since the Protestant Reformation, the dominant concept of religions has been of nature can unconditioned by history1 The of religious traditions best be understood, from this perspective, by analysing religions into their original components. Scholars have used to one or various metaphors describe how religion 'borrows' doctrines practices from is a another, which consequently the 'source' by which it is thus 'influenced'.