Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind

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This article begins by examining the concept Sai Baba groups have on the mind, and then argue that their ritual performances are “technologies of the self”, in Foucauldian terms, designed to quiet the mind and gain subjective attitude consisting “let things happen”. Subsequently, we explained that d...

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Autor principal: Puglisi, Rodolfo
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Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2014
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Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Mente
Desapego
Ascetismo
Afastamento
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spelling I28-R145-1168_oai2021-07-29 Puglisi, Rodolfo 2014-12-23 This article begins by examining the concept Sai Baba groups have on the mind, and then argue that their ritual performances are “technologies of the self”, in Foucauldian terms, designed to quiet the mind and gain subjective attitude consisting “let things happen”. Subsequently, we explained that devotees strive to apply this attitude a everyday life give that “mundane” is considered an illusory product of the mind that distracts from the spiritual path. At this point try the classic Weberian theme of “attitude to the world” and how it manifests between Sai groups, especially in regard to the detachment and asceticism. Finally, we conclude that the ritual performances and detachment from worldly are the facets sacred and profane, respectively, of an overall strategy to “kill” the mind set on playing for the Sai devotees. Este artículo comienza examinando la concepción que los grupos Sai Baba tienen sobre la mente, argumentando a continuación que sus performances rituales constituyen “tecnologías del yo”, en términos foucaultianos, diseñadas para aquietar la movilidad mental y adquirir una actitud subjetiva consistente en “dejar que las cosas pasen”. Posteriormente, se explica que los devotos se esfuerzan por aplicar esta actitud a la vida cotidiana en tanto lo “mundano” es considerado un producto ilusorio de la mente que nos desvía del camino espiritual. En este punto trataremos el clásico tema weberiano de la “actitud ante el mundo” y cómo éste se manifiesta entre los grupos Sai, especialmente en lo que respecta al desapego y el ascetismo. Finalmente, se concluye que las performances rituales y el desapego de lo mundano son las facetas sagrada y profana, respectivamente, de una estrategia general para “matar” la mente puesta en juego por los devotos Sai. Este artigo começa por examinar o conceito de mente nos grupos Sai Baba, e depois argumenta que suas performances rituais são “tecnologias do eu”, em termos foucaultianos, destinadas a acalmar a mente e ganhar uma atitude subjetiva consistindo em “deixar as coisas acontecerem”. Logo apos, explicamos que os devotos se esforçam em aplicar esta atitude na  vida cotidiana sendo que “mundano” é considerado um produto ilusório da mente, que desvia a pessoa do caminho espiritual. Neste ponto, será abordado o tema weberiano clássico relativo a “a atitude para com o mundo” e como este se manifesta entre os grupos de Sai, especialmente no que se refere à separação do mundo e o ascetismo. Finalmente, concluímos que as performances rituais e o afastamento do mundano são o as facetas, sagrada e profana respectivamente, de uma estratégia geral para “matar” a mente, colocada em jogo pelos devotos de Sai. application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1168 10.34096/runa.v35i2.1168 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1168/1146 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 35 Núm. 2 (2014); 67-87 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol 35 No 2 (2014); 67-87 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 35 n. 2 (2014); 67-87 1851-9628 0325-1217 Sai Baba Mind Performance Detachment Asceticism Sai Baba Mente Performance Desapego Ascetismo Sai Baba Mente Performance Afastamento Ascetismo Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind Prácticas rituales y desapego del mundo: una exploración etnográfica sobre los modos en que los grupos Sai Baba controlan la mente Práticas rituais e afastamento do mundo: uma exploração etnográfica sobre as maneiras pelas quais os grupos Sai Baba controlar a mente info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=1168_oai
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topic Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
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Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
Puglisi, Rodolfo
Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
topic_facet Sai Baba
Mind
Performance
Detachment
Asceticism
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Desapego
Ascetismo
Sai Baba
Mente
Performance
Afastamento
Ascetismo
description This article begins by examining the concept Sai Baba groups have on the mind, and then argue that their ritual performances are “technologies of the self”, in Foucauldian terms, designed to quiet the mind and gain subjective attitude consisting “let things happen”. Subsequently, we explained that devotees strive to apply this attitude a everyday life give that “mundane” is considered an illusory product of the mind that distracts from the spiritual path. At this point try the classic Weberian theme of “attitude to the world” and how it manifests between Sai groups, especially in regard to the detachment and asceticism. Finally, we conclude that the ritual performances and detachment from worldly are the facets sacred and profane, respectively, of an overall strategy to “kill” the mind set on playing for the Sai devotees.
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title Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_short Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_full Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_fullStr Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_full_unstemmed Ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which Sai Baba groups control the mind
title_sort ritual practices and detachment from the world: an ethnographic exploration of the ways in which sai baba groups control the mind
publisher Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
publishDate 2014
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/1168
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