| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 289 pages) |
| 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 |
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Conclusions: Laughter and the Creeper MantraNotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Index Nominum; General Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Vedas -- Recitation.
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Vedas |
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Hinduism -- Rituals.
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Mantras.
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- Rituals & Practice.
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- General.
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Hinduism -- Rituals
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Mantras
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021696660 |
| ISBN |
9780520930889 |
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0520930886 |
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9780520240872 |
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0520240871 |
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