Käte Hamburger Kolleg Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe
出版地
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [波鴻, 北萊茵-威斯特伐利亞, 德國]
資料類型
期刊論文=Journal Article
使用語言
英文=English
附註項
Author Affiliation: Oregon State University, USA.
關鍵詞
postural yoga; haṭhayoga; cosmopolitanism; B. K. S. Iyengar; K. Pattabhi Jois; inner dimension; Hindu philosophy; Buddhist philosophy
摘要
In 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.
目次
Abstract 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
