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Reclaiming the Spirit through the Body: The Nascent Spirituality of Modern Postural Yoga
Author Sarbacker, Stuart Ray (著)
Source Entangled Religions
Volumev.1
Date2014
Pages95 - 114
PublisherKäte Hamburger Kolleg Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe
LocationBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [波鴻, 北萊茵-威斯特伐利亞, 德國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliation: Oregon State University, USA.
Keywordpostural yoga; haṭhayoga; cosmopolitanism; B. K. S. Iyengar; K. Pattabhi Jois; inner dimension; Hindu philosophy; Buddhist philosophy
AbstractIn viewing physical practice as instrumental, traditions of modern postural yoga contain an implicit spirituality that echoes its historical precursors in the medieval traditions of haṭhayoga. The physicality of modern postural yoga tradition links the practices of premodern haṭhayoga traditions with disciplines of body that are characteristic of modern cosmopolitanism, such as gymnastics and calisthenics. The principal modern yoga gurus of the twentieth century—such as B. K. S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois—viewed postural yoga as distinct from purely physical disciplines on the basis that yoga has an inner dimension that other systems do not possess. Contemporary yoga practitioners have sought to make this inner dimension more transparent through appeals to traditional Hindu and Buddhist philosophy and by adopting practices that are explicitly contemplative or spiritual in nature.
Table of contentsAbstract 96
Key Words 96
Introduction 96
The origins of modern yoga 97
Modern postural yoga and modern meditative yoga 100
B. K. S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois: bridging the gap 103
Collapsing the spirit into the body: the analogue of haṭhayoga and the dawn of the “science of yoga” 105
Conclusion: reclaiming the spirit through the body 109
Reference List 112
ISSN23636696 (P)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.13154/er.v1.2014.95-114
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Created date2024.02.07
Modified date2024.02.16



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