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Scholars have noticed the importance of the occult and magic among the Naths, but these categories are rarely given appropriate theoretical considerations. The academic study of esotericism, conversely, directly engages the occult but often restricts itself to Western traditions. This study argues that there are advantages in applying the conceptual vocabulary and theoretical conclusions of esoteric studies to the scholarship on tantra and yoga.
The model of esotericism is applied to the Nath yogis through a threefold thematic division of the subject matter: their understanding of body and sexuality, speech and rhetoric, and mind and ideology. Yoga is comparable to magic understood as a quest for power, based on the cultivated imagination and the principle of unions. The study concludes by suggesting that esotericism should be seen as a cross-cultural phenomenon.
Scholars have noticed the importance of the occult and magic among the Naths, but these categories are rarely given appropriate theoretical considerations. The academic study of esotericism, conversely, directly engages the occult but often restricts itself to Western traditions. This study argues that there are advantages in applying the conceptual vocabulary and theoretical conclusions of esoteric studies to the scholarship on tantra and yoga.
The model of esotericism is applied to the Nath yogis through a threefold thematic division of the subject matter: their understanding of body and sexuality, speech and rhetoric, and mind and ideology. Yoga is comparable to magic understood as a quest for power, based on the cultivated imagination and the principle of unions. The study concludes by suggesting that esotericism should be seen as a cross-cultural phenomenon.
Gordan Djurdjevic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and educated in former Yugoslavia and Canada, where he lectures at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. This is his first book.
| Fachbereich: | Esoterik |
|---|---|
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Esoterik & Anthroposophie |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9783639045987 |
| ISBN-10: | 363904598X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Djurdjevic, Gordan |
| Hersteller: |
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K. |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Brivibas Gatve 197, ?-1039 Riga, customerservice@vdm-vsg.de |
| Maße: | 10 x 150 x 220 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gordan Djurdjevic |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.10.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,255 kg |
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