Karma S amnyasa
Sarkar's Reconceptualization of Indian Asceticism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2748753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shaman Hatley (0000-0003-1008-0916, 1Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.), Inayatullah (0000-0003-1110-4190, Queensland University of Technology), Sohail Inayatullah (2The Communication Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-151 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852199x00220 |
| OpenAlex | W4251747711 |
| Language | EN |
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. It is this critical reading of Tantra - as spiritual and social liberation - that extends him beyond Aurobindo and Gandhi, taking him outside the Vedic orbit as well as outside the nationalistic politics of the BJP
Asceticism · Karma · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Reincarnation · Sociology · Theology · Transformative learning · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
|---|