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Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation

Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation


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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:
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

About the Author :
Daniel Raveh is Lecturer of Indian and Comparative Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Review :
‘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.'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781441146229
  • Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 184
  • Sub Title: Philosophy and Translation
  • ISBN-10: 1441146229
  • Publisher Date: 10 May 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 156 mm


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