Since you mentioned "anthropology of tourism and embodiment" the post by Prof. Artur Karp on the Sati myth explaining the locations of āṣṭādaśa śakti pīṭhas which is discussed in various books on śakti pīṭhas exactly fits here.

I saw an English book on śakti pīṭhas which my  late father consulted during his research on the concept.  I am trying to recollect /locate the same.

vāstu puruṣa is an example of embodiment of space which is more relevant here.  

For that matter , the concept of virāṭ puruṣa , its exposition in puruṣa sūkta are examples of the significance of the concept of embodiment including that of space in Vedic lore.  

 Saskia C. Kersenboom-Story 's book Nityasumangali has a discussion on Temple structure and its relation to the concept of body according to Yoga. (This is a frequently discussed idea in many books on Hindu temple.)

 

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Patrick,

 vedamūrti and śāntamūrti kind of metaphors belong to a different category. They belong to the category of figurative expressions. We have a huge number of them. 
 
dharmamūrti, gurumūrti are the most frequent. 

rāmō vigrahavān dharmah type statements are similar. 

ātman as 'embodied' is found in expressions such as śārīraka mīmāmsā as the name for Brhmasutra( Bhashya)

Cpomparable to kōśas is sthūla śarīra, sūkśma śarīra, kāraṇa (linga) śarīra. . 

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 2:39 PM, "Travis L. Smith" <tlsmith@snu.ac.kr> wrote:

Dear Patrick,


I think the locus classicus is Taittirīya Up. 2.2, though the term kośa is only used later: there, five "bodies" (ātman) are described. I assume the term kośa came about because later Vedāntins obviously used the term ātman only in a very precise technical sense, whereas in the Upaniṣads the term was used a lot more fluidly. 


All best,


Travis


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Travis L. Smith

Associate Professor

Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations

Seoul National University

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Dear Friends, 

I'm writing a book chapter about the anthropology of tourism and embodiment. I have decided to include various 'yogic' perspectives. I am considering how to include classical ideas like pañcakośa concept with contemporary practitioner-based ideas of embodiment. 

I would appreciate any suggestions and specific textual references that possibly discuss the idea of 'embodiment'. Two that come to mind are vedamūrti and śāntamūrti. Another is samādhivigraha, however, I do not as yet have any textual sources for this term. 

I am curious to know about the first attested mention of the pañcakośa? I am reading through the pañcadaśī text, which I have found mention in secondary literature was maybe written in the 14th century. Although my assumption is that the pañcakośa concept appears earlier than that.  

Thanks in advance. 




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Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
 
Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
 
FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
 
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Nagaraj Paturi
 
Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
 
Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
 
FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
 
(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )