Nath Yogis as Established Alternatives:

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" Nath Yogis as Established Alternatives: "
Daniel Gold

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1071458
Doc. No	:	LA115087
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156852199X00185‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Daniel Gold
Title & Author	:	Nath Yogis as Established Alternatives: [Article] : • •Householders and Ascetics Today\ Daniel Gold
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Date	:	1999
Volume/ Issue Number	:	34/1
Page No	:	68–88
Abstract	:	One of most radical transformations of the monastic ideal in South Asia is to be found among the householder Naths of Rajasthan. The householder Naths preserve an identity as yogis and lay claim to the traditions and lore of legendary Nath ascetics, but in fact exist as an hereditary caste. The householders continue to interact with the ascetics, and individuals on both sides play across the boundaries between the two. At one time sharing a more solidary identity as a community, the two groups have diverged in the twentieth century, presenting different models of the alternative religious ideals that Nath tradition has long offered Hindu society. One of most radical transformations of the monastic ideal in South Asia is to be found among the householder Naths of Rajasthan. The householder Naths preserve an identity as yogis and lay claim to the traditions and lore of legendary Nath ascetics, but in fact exist as an hereditary caste. The householders continue to interact with the ascetics, and individuals on both sides play across the boundaries between the two. At one time sharing a more solidary identity as a community, the two groups have diverged in the twentieth century, presenting different models of the alternative religious ideals that Nath tradition has long offered Hindu society.
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156852199X00185‬