The power of the Nāth Yogīs: Yogic charisma, political influence and social authority

The volume collects a series of contributions that help reconstruct the recent history of the N.th tradition, highlighting important moments of self.reinterpretation in the "samprad.ya"s interaction with different social milieus. The leitmotif tying together the selection of articles is th...

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其他作者: Bevilacqua, Daniela ca. 20./21. Jh. (Editor) ; Stuparich, Eloisa ca. 20./21. Jh. (Editor)
格式: Print 图书
语言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
丛编:Religion and Society in Asia
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 堪法沓派 / 恩赐 / 宗教 / 权威 / 权力
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Aufsatzsammlung
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总结:The volume collects a series of contributions that help reconstruct the recent history of the N.th tradition, highlighting important moments of self.reinterpretation in the "samprad.ya"s interaction with different social milieus. The leitmotif tying together the selection of articles is the authors explorations of the overlap between religious authority and political power. For example, in which ways do the N.ths hagiographical claim of possessing yogic charisma (often construed as supernatural powers, siddhis) translate into mundane expressions of socio.political power And how does it morph into the authority to reinterpret and recreate particular traditions The articles approach different aspects of the recent history of the N.th samprad.ya, spanning from stories of yog.s guiding kings in the petty principalities of the eighteenth century to gurus who sought prominence in the transnational environments of the twentieth century; examining some N.th lineages and institutions under the British Raj, in the history of Nepal, and in contemporary India
实物描述:312 Seiten
ISBN:978-94-6372-254-4