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Amsterdam University Press The Power of the Nath Yogis: Yogic Charisma, Political Influence and Social Authority (Religion and Society in Asia)

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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.

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Brand: Amsterdam University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 9463722548
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Fitness & Exercise > Yoga
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 22 July 2022
Listed Since: 09 February 2022

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