Bhakti and Yoga: A Discourse in Seventeenth-Century Codices

Monika Horstmann

ISBN 10: 9390232848 / ISBN 13: 9789390232840

Edité par Ratna Sagar Jul 2021, 2021

Neuware - The religious order named Dadupanth, which originated in Rajasthan, produced a wealth of manuscripts from about 1600 onwards. From the begining of this manuscript culture, huge codices were produced representing a chorus of voices, and reflecting the decisions made by the compilers or copyists regarding the validity of texts or entire traditions. These codices also served as the study manuals and homiletic tools of the compilers and copyists, all of them sadhus, who were more often than not also the users of these books. The discourse generated by them represents the intellectual and religious cosmos of their makers. In these codices, bhakti texts and the vernacular works of yogis are transmitted simultaniously, along with works representing a broader Vaishnava tradition, thereby documenting the dialogue of bhakti and yoga, and how commonalities and boundaries between the two were negotiated. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789390232840

Synopsis :

The religious order named Dādūpanth, which originated in Rajasthan, produced a wealth of manuscripts from about 1600 onwards. From the begining of this manuscript culture, huge codices were produced representing a chorus of voices, and reflecting the decisions made by the compilers or copyists regarding the validity of texts or entire traditions. These codices also served as the study manuals and homiletic tools of the compilers and copyists, all of them sadhus, who were more often than not also the users of these books. The discourse generated by them represents the intellectual and religious cosmos of their makers. In these codices, bhakti texts and the vernacular works of yogis are transmitted simultaniously, along with works representing a broader Vaishnava tradition, thereby documenting the dialogue of bhakti and yoga, and how commonalities and boundaries between the two were negotiated

À propos de l?auteur: Monika Horstmann retired as Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures of South Asia at South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg. Her area of research is north India, with a focus on religious orders of Rajasthan, their literature, and the interface between religion and politics.

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Titre : Bhakti and Yoga: A Discourse in ...
Éditeur : Ratna Sagar Jul 2021
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Buch
Etat : Neu