The Power of the Nath Yogis by Bevilacqua, Daniela; Stuparich, Eloisa;

Yogic Charisma, Political Influence and Social Authority

Series: Religion and Society in Asia; 10;

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Edition number 1
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 22 July 2022

ISBN 9789463722544
Binding Hardback
No. of pages312 pages
Size 234x156 mm
Weight 1240 g
Language English

Short description:

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 sampradaya’s interaction with different social milieus.

Long description:

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 sampradaya’s 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, siddhis) 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 sampradaya, 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.

'...it is a well-organised book that discusses a valuable question from a dialogical perspective. It places a political-philosophical question at the core of its discussion while also touching on the mutation and adaptation of religious ideas in historical and social dynamics. The book has an attractive title that will captivate readers, including undergraduates and scholars. It will be especially helpful for those specialising in South Asian Studies and Religion, particularly in the topic of Yog. and Hinduism''.- Li Jingwei, Religion, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2024

Foreword, Note on Transliterations, Introduction, by Daniela Bevilacqua and Eloisa Stuparich, 1 Current Research on Nath Yogis: Further Directions, by Véronique Bouillier, 2 Powerful Yogis: The Successful Quest for Siddhis and Power, by Adrián Munoz, 3 Kingly Corruption and Ascetic Sovereignty in the Telugu Account of the Nine Naths, by Jamal Jones, 4 In Siddhis and State: Transformations of Power in Twentieth-Century Gorakhpur Temple Publications, by Christine Marrewa-Karwoski, 5 The Search for the Jugi Caste in Pre-Colonial Bengal, by Lubomír Ondracka, 6 Back When We Were Brahmins: Historical and Caste Critique Among Bengali Householder Naths, by Joel Bordeaux, 7 Shades of Power: The Nath Yogis in Nepal, by Christof Zotter, 8 Yogi, Pandit, and Rastra-Bhakta: Some Reconstructions of Yogi Naraharinath's Religious Career, by Eloisa Stuparich, 9 The Evocative Partnerships of a Monastic Nath Temple in Contemporary Rajasthan, by Carter Hawthorne Higgins, 10 Towards a Nath Re-Appropriation of Hatha-Yoga, by Daniela Bevilacqua, Index.

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