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Bringing the gods to mind [[electronic resource] ] : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice / / Laurie L. Patton



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Autore: Patton Laurie L. <1961-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Bringing the gods to mind [[electronic resource] ] : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice / / Laurie L. Patton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
Disciplina: 294.5/38
Soggetto topico: Hinduism - Rituals
Mantras
Soggetto non controllato: atharva veda
bandhu
brahmana
brahmin
ceremony
chanting
deity
devata
eastern religion
food studies
grhya
hinduism
hymns
india
indian sacrifice
indic religion
magic
mantra
meditation
metonymy
mindfulness
performance theory
performed poetry
religion
religious belief
religious history
religious poetry
religious practice
rite
ritual
sacrifice
soma
south asia
spirituality
srauta literature
supernatural
tradition
upanisads
vedic ritual
vedic
vidhana
viniyoga
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Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Bringing the gods to mind  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-93088-6
1-282-35741-7
9786612357411
1-59875-522-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783316703321
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