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Autore |
Patton Laurie L. <1961-> |
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Titolo |
Bringing the gods to mind [[electronic resource] ] : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice / / Laurie L. Patton |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-93088-6 |
1-282-35741-7 |
9786612357411 |
1-59875-522-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hinduism - Rituals |
Mantras |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Poetry, Ritual, And Associational Thought In Early India: The Sources -- 2. Poetry, Ritual, And Associational Thought In Early India: The Theories -- 3. Viniyoga: The Recovery Of A Hermeneutic Principle -- 4. Fire, Light, And Ingesting Over Time -- 5. The Vedic "Other": Spoilers Of Success -- 6. A History Of The Quest For Mental Power -- 7. The Poetics Of Paths: Mantras Of Journeys -- 8. A Short History Of Heaven: From Making To Gaining The Highest Abode -- Conclusions: Laughter And The Creeper Mantra -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Index Nominum -- General Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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