Bringing the gods to mind : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice /
Patton introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. Treating Vedic mantra as a 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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Patton introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. Treating Vedic mantra as a 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 289 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780520930889 0520930886 9780520240872 0520240871 |