The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (870 page)

A Hindu yogin of
c.
10/11 cent. CE, of the N
tha
tantra
cult, which claimed magical and occult powers through the practice of
yoga
. He is said by some to have originated
Ha
ha-yoga
, and to have founded the order of K
npha
a yog
s (so-called from ‘ear’ + ‘split’: they wear heavy earrings after initiation; they are also called Gorakhn
this). Two works in Skt. are attributed to him (
Siddhasiddh
ntapaddhati
and
Gorak
a sátaka
), together with various hymns, but all are doubtful.

 
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(1831–92).
Heb. writer. Through his poetry and journalism, Gordon inveighed against the rigidity of the
rabbinic
leaders of his time. He was a prominent supporter of the
haskalah
. Although not a committed
Zionist
, he proposed the founding of a society for those going to Palestine.

 
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(1853–1932).
Anglican theologian and bishop of Oxford. As first principal of Pusey House, Oxford, later, as canon of Westminster and as bishop (of Worcester, and then of Birmingham), his writings, especially on Christian apologetic (
Belief in God
, 1921;
Belief in Christ
, 1922;
The Holy Spirit and the Church
, 1924), were widely read. Of particular and far-reaching importance was his contribution to the establishment of the Community of the Resurrection, founded in 1892.

 
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