The Man Who Studied Yoga
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"The Man Who Studied Yoga" is a short story by Norman Mailer, often noted for its introspective and experimental style, later collected in his book "Advertisements for Myself."
All labels observed (1)
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| The Man Who Studied Yoga canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2620747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Studied Yoga Context triple: [Advertisements for Myself, hasPart, The Man Who Studied Yoga]
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A.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
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B.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
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C.
Yogi-isms
Yogi-isms are the famously humorous, paradoxical, and often unintentionally witty sayings attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness is a popular self-help and spiritual book that presents the Dalai Lama’s practical philosophy on cultivating lasting happiness through compassion, inner peace, and mental training.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Studied Yoga Target entity description: "The Man Who Studied Yoga" is a short story by Norman Mailer, often noted for its introspective and experimental style, later collected in his book "Advertisements for Myself."
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A.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
-
B.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
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C.
Yogi-isms
Yogi-isms are the famously humorous, paradoxical, and often unintentionally witty sayings attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness is a popular self-help and spiritual book that presents the Dalai Lama’s practical philosophy on cultivating lasting happiness through compassion, inner peace, and mental training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| author | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Advertisements for Myself ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
ⓘ
introspective fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Man Who Studied Yoga ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Advertisements for Myself ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notedFor |
experimental style
ⓘ
introspective style ⓘ |
| partOf | Advertisements for Myself ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
modern urban life
ⓘ
psychological introspection ⓘ self-examination ⓘ |
| workType | short fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man Who Studied Yoga Description of subject: "The Man Who Studied Yoga" is a short story by Norman Mailer, often noted for its introspective and experimental style, later collected in his book "Advertisements for Myself."
Referenced by (2)
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