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Title |
Title of document |
"Prācīn Yog" Tapasyā from Past to Present - From Tapas to Modern Yoga |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Daniela Bevilacqua; SOAS, University of London; Austria |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Yoga Studies; South Asian Studies; Anthropology; Religious Studies; Ethnography |
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Subject |
Keyword(s) |
South Asia; yoga; embodied practices; spirituality; ascetic; hatha yoga; sadhu; Sufi; sampradayas; pracin; tapasya; sadhana; |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
Yoga Studies |
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Description |
Abstract |
Chapter 3 analyses the practice of tapasyā (austerities), linking it to the development of yoga and introducing the connections with haṭha yoga. The description of austerities performed in the past follows the narratives of sources that range from the works of Greek historians to the accounts of travelers and orientalists. Later on, the current practice of austerities by sādhusis described, providing a classification that aims to comprehensively illustrate a subject that is very often overlooked by scholars. It then explains the reasons behind the practice of austerities. Through cross-references between past and present, the chapter demonstrates the continuity of certain practices and how layers of meanings have ‘accumulated’ on the word tapas/tapasyā over the centuries, following the needs of times and changing historical contexts. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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15-Jun-2024 |
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Type |
Status & genre |
Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/44380 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.44380 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; From Tapas to Modern Yoga |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Coverage |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |