Exploring the Yogasūtra

Raveh, Daniel:
Exploring the Yogasūtra : Philosophy and Translation / Daniel Raveh. - London ; New York : Continuum Publishing, 2012. - xviii, 166 S.
ISBN 978-1-4411-4622-9 (Hardcover)
US$ 120,00 / £ 65,00
ISBN 978-1-4411-2212-4 (Paperback)
US$ 34,95 / £ 19.99
DDC: 181.452

Beschreibung
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. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Acknowledgements. viii
Abbreviations. x
Transliteration. xi
Entrée: Translating the Other: Reflections on a Fictional Dialogue. xii
Introduction: Yoga, Translation, the Other. 1
1. Abhyāsa/Vairāgya: A Conceptual Investigation into the Process of Yoga. 26
2. Revisiting avidyā and abhiniveśa: A note on Yoga Psychology. 43
3. Rethinking Prajñā: Yogasūtra 1.49 under a Philosophical Magnifying Glass. 61
4. Text as a Process: A dialogue with Daya Krishna. 75
5. "The Undeciphered Text: Anomalies, Problems and Paradoxes in the Yogasutra" by Daya Krishna. 90
Concise Glossary. 105
Appendix I: Introduction to the Yogasūtra Translation, or: why another translation? 112
Appendix II: The Yogasūtra in Transliteration. 120
Appendix III: The Yogasūtra in Translation. 127
Bibliography. 147
Index. 161

Autor
DANIEL RAVEH is Lecturer of Indian and Comparative Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, Israel. Over the last twenty years he has divided his time between Israel and India, and has translated several Indian texts into Hebrew. Profile page.

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