The volume collects a series of contributions that help reconstruct the recent history of the Nath tradition, highlighting important moments of self-reinterpretation in the <i>sampradaya's</i> interaction with different social milieus. The leitmotif tying together the selection of a...

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Other Authors:	Bevilacqua, Daniela ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor), Stuparich, Eloisa ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2022
Series:	Religion and society in Asia
Subjects:	Nātha sect / History Nātha sect / Social aspects Nātha sect / Political aspects
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	The volume collects a series of contributions that help reconstruct the recent history of the Nath tradition, highlighting important moments of self-reinterpretation in the <i>sampradaya's</i> interaction with different social milieus. The leitmotif tying together the selection of articles is the authors' explorations of the overlap between religious authority and political power. For example, in which ways do the Naths' hagiographical claim of possessing yogic charisma (often construed as supernatural powers, <i>siddhis</i>) translate into mundane expressions of socio-political power? And how does it morph into the authority to reinterpret and recreate particular traditions? The articles approach different aspects of the recent history of the Nath <i>sampradaya</i>, spanning from stories of yogis guiding kings in the petty principalities of the eighteenth century to gurus who sought prominence in the transnational environments of the twentieth century; examining some Nath lineages and institutions under the British Raj, in the history of Nepal, and in contemporary India
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2022)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (312 Seiten)
ISBN:	9789048552450
DOI:	10.1017/9789048552450