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Patañjali's Yogasutra is an ancient canonic Indian text composed in Sanskrit in the 3rd or 4th century. Belonging to a very different cultural milieu, this multi-layered text is philosophical, psychological and practical in nature. Offering a philosophical reading of Patañjali's Yogasutra, this book discusses themes such as freedom, self-identity, time and transcendence, and translation - between languages, cultures and eras. Drawing substantially upon contemporary Indian materials, it discusses for the first time classical yoga as reflected upon by Daya Krishna (1924-2007) with constant reference to Krishna Chandra Bhattacharyya's (1875-1949) studies in yoga philosophy. The genuine attempt on behalf of these two original thinkers to engage philosophically with Patañjala-yoga sets the tone of the textual exploration provided here. This book features a new annotated translation of the Yogasutra, and the author provides a useful background to the extensive Samkhya terminology employed by Patañjali. Daniel Raveh also offers a close reflection of the very act of translation, and the book concludes with suggestions for further reading and a glossary of central notions.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
List of Transliteration
Entrée: Translating the Other: Reflections on a Fictional Dialogue
Introduction: Yoga, Translation, the Other
1. Abhyasa/Vairagya: A Conceptual Investigation into the Process of Yoga
2. Revisiting avidya and abhinivesa: A note on Yoga Psychology
3. Rethinking Prajña: Yogasutra 1.49 under a Philosophical Magnifying Glass
4. Text as a Process: A dialogue with Daya Krishna
5. "The Undeciphered Text: Anomalies, Problems and Paradoxes in the Yogasutra" by Daya Krishna
Concise
Glossary
Appendix I: Introduction to the Yogasutra Translation, or: why another translation?
Appendix II: The Yogasutra in Transliteration
Appendix III: The Yogasutra in Translation
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Published | 08 Mar 2012 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 184 |
ISBN | 9781441114662 |
Imprint | Continuum |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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