Shaman Hatley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3663101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shaman Hatley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shaman |
| FAMILY NAME | Hatley |
| SIGNATURE | HATLEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1008-0916 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Wheel of the Navel and Lotus of the Heart
This essay examines the formative history of the cakras of tantric yoga through a genealogy of the “wheel of the navel” (nābhicakra) and “lotus of the heart” (hṛdayapuṇḍarīka, etc.). Both expressions appear in the Pātañjalayogaśāstra and have precursors in early religious and medical literatures. It is shown that Patañjali’s wheel metaphor likely derives from a classical Āyurvedic conception of the navel as a wheel-like hub of bodily ducts, while…
Early Tantric Medicine
Early Tantric Medicine: Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Gāruḍa Tantras. By Michael Slouber. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xii + 375. $125
Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions
Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several elds of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of Śaivism, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Bu…
Erotic asceticism
This essay examines shifting representations of theasidhārāvrata(lit. "sword's edge observance") across a range of Sanskrit literary and religious texts. Originally a Brāhmaṇical ascetic discipline, an observance (vrata) by this name is the earliest ritual involving sexual contact documented in the corpus of Śaivatantras. In its tantric adaptation, an orthodox practice for the cultivation of sensory restraint was transformed into a means for supe…
Tantric Śaivism in Early Medieval India
This essay reviews the state of the study of Tantric or ‘Esoteric’Śaivism in early medieval India, circa 500–1200 c.e . Focusing on research published over the past decade, the discussion covers the following subjects: early scriptural literature (the Śaiva tantra s or āgama s), exegetical and philosophical traditions, ritual and yoga, the roots of Tantric Śaivism, intersections between tantra , and the medieval temple, and debates concerning the…
Mapping the Esoteric Body in the Islamic Yoga of Bengal
Karma S amnyasa
In this article, we explore P.R. Sarkar's contribution to asceticism, particular his concept of karma samnyasa. Sarkar enjoins the yogi with eyes firmly fixed on the supreme to engage in a politics of social liberation. In this transformative practice, he does not ally himself to shaman or brahmin priest; rather, Sarkar imagines and through his social and spiritual movements, intends on creating the sadvipra - the person with the balanced mind. I…
Karma Samnyasa
In this article, we explore P.R. Sarkar's contribution to asceticism, particular his concept of karma samnyasa. Sarkar enjoins the yogi with eyes firmly fixed on the supreme to engage in a politics of social liberation. In this transformative practice, he does not ally himself to shaman or brahmin priest; rather, Sarkar imagines and through his social and spiritual movements, intends on creating the sadvipra - the person with the balanced mind. I…
Mapping the Esoteric Body in the Islamic Yoga of Bengal
Erotic asceticism
This essay examines shifting representations of theasidhārāvrata(lit. "sword's edge observance") across a range of Sanskrit literary and religious texts. Originally a Brāhmaṇical ascetic discipline, an observance (vrata) by this name is the earliest ritual involving sexual contact documented in the corpus of Śaivatantras. In its tantric adaptation, an orthodox practice for the cultivation of sensory restraint was transformed into a means for supe…
Tantric Śaivism in Early Medieval India
This essay reviews the state of the study of Tantric or ‘Esoteric’Śaivism in early medieval India, circa 500–1200 c.e . Focusing on research published over the past decade, the discussion covers the following subjects: early scriptural literature (the Śaiva tantra s or āgama s), exegetical and philosophical traditions, ritual and yoga, the roots of Tantric Śaivism, intersections between tantra , and the medieval temple, and debates concerning the…
Karma Samnyasa
In this article, we explore P.R. Sarkar's contribution to asceticism, particular his concept of karma samnyasa. Sarkar enjoins the yogi with eyes firmly fixed on the supreme to engage in a politics of social liberation. In this transformative practice, he does not ally himself to shaman or brahmin priest; rather, Sarkar imagines and through his social and spiritual movements, intends on creating the sadvipra - the person with the balanced mind. I…
Karma S amnyasa
In this article, we explore P.R. Sarkar's contribution to asceticism, particular his concept of karma samnyasa. Sarkar enjoins the yogi with eyes firmly fixed on the supreme to engage in a politics of social liberation. In this transformative practice, he does not ally himself to shaman or brahmin priest; rather, Sarkar imagines and through his social and spiritual movements, intends on creating the sadvipra - the person with the balanced mind. I…
Karma Samnyasa
In this article, we explore P.R. Sarkar's contribution to asceticism, particular his concept of karma samnyasa. Sarkar enjoins the yogi with eyes firmly fixed on the supreme to engage in a politics of social liberation. In this transformative practice, he does not ally himself to shaman or brahmin priest; rather, Sarkar imagines and through his social and spiritual movements, intends on creating the sadvipra - the person with the balanced mind. I…
Mapping the Esoteric Body in the Islamic Yoga of Bengal
Tantric Śaivism in Early Medieval India
This essay reviews the state of the study of Tantric or ‘Esoteric’Śaivism in early medieval India, circa 500–1200 c.e . Focusing on research published over the past decade, the discussion covers the following subjects: early scriptural literature (the Śaiva tantra s or āgama s), exegetical and philosophical traditions, ritual and yoga, the roots of Tantric Śaivism, intersections between tantra , and the medieval temple, and debates concerning the…
Erotic asceticism
This essay examines shifting representations of theasidhārāvrata(lit. "sword's edge observance") across a range of Sanskrit literary and religious texts. Originally a Brāhmaṇical ascetic discipline, an observance (vrata) by this name is the earliest ritual involving sexual contact documented in the corpus of Śaivatantras. In its tantric adaptation, an orthodox practice for the cultivation of sensory restraint was transformed into a means for supe…
Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions
Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several elds of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of Śaivism, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Bu…
Early Tantric Medicine
Early Tantric Medicine: Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Gāruḍa Tantras. By Michael Slouber. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xii + 375. $125
The Wheel of the Navel and Lotus of the Heart
This essay examines the formative history of the cakras of tantric yoga through a genealogy of the “wheel of the navel” (nābhicakra) and “lotus of the heart” (hṛdayapuṇḍarīka, etc.). Both expressions appear in the Pātañjalayogaśāstra and have precursors in early religious and medical literatures. It is shown that Patañjali’s wheel metaphor likely derives from a classical Āyurvedic conception of the navel as a wheel-like hub of bodily ducts, while…
Indian and Buddhist Studies (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Asceticism (3 works)