Transformations
The moral 'message' is gaining importance. The Addhyatmaramayanam is becoming a moral text, supposed to effect moral transformation. It is the wisdom of the forefathers presented in poetry form, it is claimed. Recitation – voice, rhythm, pronunciation – is not essential, comprehending and imbibing the lessons in the Ramayanam is what is important. Here, the performative aspect reced
There could be two things happening here. The first is that this could be the part of oneself that hosts the discursive impulse, speaking for the 'practical' part. The presence of the discursive impulse does not make transformations of practices ineluctable. Traditions need not, and do not, necessarily commit themselves to discursification. In fact, even in cultures where theorisation has come to occupy a firm place, there could be maintained or fostered commitment to practices. This often occurs as a split within persons themselves.
Of course, it is possible that the discursive impulse has actually transformed the practice, such that the Addhyatmaramayanam is a book one goes to for consolation, advice, and the like.
The moral 'message' is gaining importance. The Addhyatmaramayanam is becoming a moral text, supposed to effect moral transformation. It is the wisdom of the forefathers presented in poetry form, it is claimed. Recitation – voice, rhythm, pronunciation – is not essential, comprehending and imbibing the lessons in the Ramayanam is what is important. Here, the performative aspect reced
There could be two things happening here. The first is that this could be the part of oneself that hosts the discursive impulse, speaking for the 'practical' part. The presence of the discursive impulse does not make transformations of practices ineluctable. Traditions need not, and do not, necessarily commit themselves to discursification. In fact, even in cultures where theorisation has come to occupy a firm place, there could be maintained or fostered commitment to practices. This often occurs as a split within persons themselves.
Of course, it is possible that the discursive impulse has actually transformed the practice, such that the Addhyatmaramayanam is a book one goes to for consolation, advice, and the like.
