Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice
Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice
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Abstract
This book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. The book 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, it 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, the 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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Front Matter
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Introduction
Laurie L. Patton
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Part One The Theories
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Part Two The Case Studies
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Fire, Light, and Ingesting over Time
Laurie L. Patton
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The Vedic “Other”: Spoilers of Success
Laurie L. Patton
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A History of the Quest for Mental Power
Laurie L. Patton
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The Poetics of Paths: Mantras of Journeys
Laurie L. Patton
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A Short History of Heaven: From Making to Gaining the Highest Abode
Laurie L. Patton
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Conclusions: Laughter and the Creeper Mantra
Laurie L. Patton
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Fire, Light, and Ingesting over Time
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End Matter
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