Bringing the Gods to Mind : Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0520240871
ISBN-13
9780520240872
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 27th, 2005
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
646 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.80 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Hinduism
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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.
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