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Bringing the Gods to Mind
- Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice
Engelsk Hardback
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Bringing the Gods to Mind
- Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice
Engelsk Hardback

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This elegantly written book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. In Bringing the Gods to Mind, Laurie Patton takes a new look at mantra as "performed poetry" and in five case studies draws a portrait of early Indian sacrifice that moves beyond the well-worn categories of "magic" and "magico-religious" thought in Vedic sacrifice. Treating Vedic mantra as a sophisticated form of artistic composition, she develops the idea of metonymy, or associational thought, as a major motivator for the use of mantra in sacrificial performance. Filling a long-standing gap in our understanding, her book provides a history of the Indian interpretive imagination and a study of the mental creativity and hermeneutic sophistication of Vedic religion.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780520240872
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0520240871
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
27 jun 2005
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
238mm
Højde:
161mm
Forlag:
University of California Press
Oplagsdato:
27 jun 2005
Forfatter(e):
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