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Format: Online-Ressource (xv, 289 p)

Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

ISBN: 0520240871

Content: 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 performanc

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: The Theories; 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; Part Two: The Case Studies; 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 MantraNotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Index Nominum; General Index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520240872

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bringing the Gods to Mind : Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice

Language: English

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Format: XV, 289 S. , Ill , 24 cm

ISBN: 0520240871

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-274) and indexes

Language: English

Keywords: Hinduismus ; Mantra ; Ritus ; Hinduismus ; Vedismus ; Ritus ; Mantra ; Bibliografie

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Format: 1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-520-93088-6 , 1-282-35741-7 , 9786612357411 , 1-59875-522-6

Content: 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.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , 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 , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-24087-1

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520930889