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86) have been replaced by pages relating to the borrowing of Arabic verbs in Swahili, which must belong to an entirely different book. This unfortunate publishing error also cuts out the first nine pages of Kripal’s reflections on siddhis in the contemporary Human Potential Movement. Hopefully, other editions of this volume will not be subject to the same problems. However, there is much for the scholar of contemporary religions to ponder in this volume which showcases the diversity of historical interpretations of ‘yogic powers’. Contemporary movements often claim a direct lineage with ancient traditions to manifest special abilities through unique practices, e.g. levitation by Transcendental Meditation practitioners. Jacobsen’s valuable collection complicates emic narratives by showing the rich, contested, and complex roles that ‘superhuman’ abilities have played across Asian traditions.