Edwin Bryant (Indologist)
Edwin Francis Bryant | |
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Born | August 31, 1957 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor of religions of India |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Religious Studies |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Main interests | Yoga, Hindu philosophy |
Edwin Francis Bryant is an American
Academic career
Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D in
In addition to his academic courses, Bryant currently teaches workshops at yoga studios and teacher training courses throughout the country.[3] His lectures and workshop engagements include: The Bhagavad Gita, The Yoga Sutras, Indian Philosophy and Bhakti, and the Krishna Tradition. Indian Philosophy workshop includes "the foundational philosophical texts of yoga and examine the underpinnings and essential principles of the classical schools of Hindu philosophy... beginning with their foundations in the Upanishads, the earliest mystico-philosophical tradition of India, and evolving into the Yoga Sutras, Vedanta Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and other post-Vedic texts."[4]
Works
Bryant has published seven books and authored a number of articles on
- Edwin F. Bryant, The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate. — Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. — xi, 387 p. — ISBN 0-19-516947-6(pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant, Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God; Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Book X; with chapters 1, 6 and 29-31 from Book XI, Translated with an introduction and notes by Edwin F. Bryant. — London: Penguin Books, 2003. — xxxi, 515 p. — ISBN 0-14-044799-7
- Edwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand, The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant. New York; Chichester: Columbia University Press, 2004. — xix, 448 p. — ISBN 0-231-12256-X
- Edwin F. Bryant and Laurie L. Patton, Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History. London: Routledge, 2005. — 522 p. — ISBN 0-7007-1463-4(pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant, Krishna: a Sourcebook. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. — xiv, 575 p. — ISBN 0-19-514892-4(pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant, The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary with Insights from the Traditional Commentators; illustrated. New York: North Point Press, 2009. — xvii, 598 p. — ISBN 0-86547-736-1
- Edwin F. Bryant, Bhakti yoga: Tales and teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, New York, North Point Press. 2017. 688 p. — ISBN 0-86547-775-2
The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture
Bryant is the author of The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture (Oxford University Press, 2001).[7]
J. P. Mallory says the book:
... systematically exposes the logical weaknesses of most of the arguments that support the consensus of either side. This is not only an important work in the field of Indo-Aryan studies but a long overdue challenge for scholarly fair play.[8]
Michael Witzel writes:
A balanced description and evaluation of the two century old debate dealing with the origins of the Indo-Aryan speaking peoples of South Asia. [Bryant] presents both sides of the issue, that is the traditional western, linguistic and philological consensus of immigration from Central Asia, and the more recent Indian position that denies any immigration and that asserts an indigenous South Asian origin. He probes for loopholes on both sides....
Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History
This book, edited by Edwin Bryant and Laurie Patton,
In a review, Sanskrit linguist
Translation of the Yoga Sutras and interpretation
In 2007 Bryant completed a translation of the
In the interview Inside the Yoga Tradition,[13] Bryant describes some tenets of his interpretation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, "I stress in my commentary that Patanjali is emphatic about the yamas and niyamas (vows and observances). We can't say that what he is teaching is applicable only to the time period in which he codified the Sutras or that they are only for Hindus living in India. Patanjali asserts that yamas and niyamas are great universal vows. He didn't have to further qualify them - universal means no exception whatsoever."
Discussing theistic overtones in Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the practice of
See also
References
- ^ Bryant, Edwin (2007). "Inside the Yoga Tradition". Inside the Yoga Tradition. edwinbryant.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Rutgers University. 22 April 2010. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Bryant, Edwin (May 2016). "Edwin Bryant, Ph.D. -- Workshop Schedule". About Edwin. rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Bryant, Edwin (2016). "Introduction to Hindu Philosophy". Workshops. rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "The Ahimsa Debate". Yoga Journal: 130. May 2006.
- ^ "Edwin Bryant". Yoga Journal: 68. November 2001.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-514892-3.
- ^ Oxford University Press, The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture. The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate
- ISBN 978-0700714636.
- ^ Jamison, Stephanie W. (2006). "The Indo-Aryan controversy: Evidence and inference in Indian history (Book review)" (PDF). Journal of Indo-European Studies. 34: 255–261.
- S2CID 163092658.
- ^ Bryant, Edwin (Nov 2001). "History Repeats Itself". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Bryant, Edwin (2007). "Inside the Yoga Tradition". Integral Yoga Magazine. Integral Yoga Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ISBN 978--0-691-14377-4.
- ISBN 0-918100-20-8.
- ^ Note: "The devotional path is considered dualistic in that there is a devotee and that to which the yogi is devoted (Ishvara). When the yogi merges completely in the object of devotion, duality is transcended and the non-dual state is achieved." (Baba Hari Dass, 1999, p. 61)
Further reading
- Kent, Eliza (2004). "Book Review: "The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate"". Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies. 17. .
- Glucklich, Ariel (2006). "The Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and inference in Indian history (Book review)". International Journal of Hindu Studies. 10 (3): 333–334. JSTOR 20106980.
- USA Today Magazine (July 1, 2005). "Hare Krishna comes of age: the movement has matured into a mainstream religion after years of tumult and scandal--but escaping the past never is easy". USA Today.
- PTI (April 2, 2007). "US university to offer six courses on Hinduism". The Press Trust of India.
- Rausch, Taylor (September 14, 2007). "Yoga: Where old meets new". columbiamissourian.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
- Mohammedy, Farseem M. (January 19, 2008). "Retracing the old proto-historic migrations". The Daily Star.
External links
- Edwin Bryant at Rutgers University
- Edwin Bryant website
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - video lecture