Exploring the Yogasutra : Philosophy and Translation PDF
by Dr Daniel Raveh
Description
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.
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- Pages:184 pages
- Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Publication Date:08/03/2012
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- ISBN:9781441114662
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:184 pages
- Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Publication Date:08/03/2012
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- ISBN:9781441114662
