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Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation

Autor Dr Daniel Raveh
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mar 2012
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441122124
ISBN-10: 1441122125
Pagini: 186
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:annotated ed.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Acknowledgements
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

Recenzii

'Thinking anew with Patanjali: this is a modern-day translation and meditation on the spiritual praxis and philosophy of the Yogasutras, the great ancient Indian classic. Daniel Raveh's refreshing book is, at the same time, a sensitive reflection on meaningful cross-cultural and cross-epochal translation which he sees as a process of creative transformation, a process inevitable for retaining significance.'
'Raveh's thoughtful reflections on the nature of translation, his investigation of five key themes: practice, dispassion, ignorance, clinging, and yogic knowledge, as well as his skilfully rendered new translation of the Yoga Sutra make this book indispensible reading for anyone with a serious interest in the study of classical Yoga.'
'As a philosophical work attempting to answer some questions that Patañjali's YS raises, it is a refreshing change from the recent trend of Yoga books dealing mainly with "physical-Yoga".'
'Exploring the Yogasutra presents a new, engaging perspective on Patanjali from a philosophical point of view. It is a contribution invaluable for anybody interested in this authoritative source of Yoga theory.'
'Raveh undertakes an extraordinary clarification of the old, profound, paradoxical, often mysterious inward-seeking inwardness of the Yogasutra...Altogether, the book is a great didactic success in the translation of the thought and practice of one culture into the terms of another.'
[Raveh's] appreciation of the many commentarial perspectives on the text is a welcome change from other authors who claim to be able to divine the true meaning of Patanjali's sutras ... [A] valuable and thought-provoking addition to the literature on Yogasutra.