Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation
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- Synopsis
- Patañjali's Yogasutra is an ancient canonic Indiantext composed in Sanskrit in the 3rd or 4th century. Belonging to a verydifferent cultural milieu, this multi-layered text is philosophical,psychological and practical in nature. Offering a philosophical reading ofPatañjali's Yogasutra, this book discusses themes such as freedom, self-identity, timeand transcendence, and translation - between languages, cultures and eras. Drawing substantially upon contemporary Indian materials, it discussesfor the first time classical yoga as reflected upon by Daya Krishna (1924-2007)with constant reference to Krishna Chandra Bhattacharyya's (1875-1949) studiesin yoga philosophy. The genuine attempt on behalf of these two originalthinkers to engage philosophically with Patañjala-yoga sets the tone of thetextual exploration provided here. This book features a new annotated translation ofthe Yogasutra, and the author provides a useful background to the extensive Samkhya terminologyemployed by Patañjali. Daniel Raveh also offers a close reflection of the veryact of translation, and the book concludes with suggestions for further readingand a glossary of central notions.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781441186713
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781441122124
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/03/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Daniel Raveh
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.