Living Mantra: Mantra, Deity, and Visionary Experience Today (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion) - Softcover

Living Mantra : Mantra, Deity, and Visionary Experience Today

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Buchbeschreibung Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Living Mantrais an anthropology of mantra-experience among Hindu-tantric practitioners.In ancient Indian doctrine and legends, mantras perceived byrishis(seers) invoke deities and have transformative powers.Adopting a methodology that combines scholarship and practice, Mani Rao discovers a continuing tradition of visionaries (rishis/seers) and revelations in south India's Andhra-Telangana. Both deeply researched and replete with fascinating narratives, the book reformulates the poetics of mantra-practice as it probes practical questions. Can one know if a vision is real or imagined Is vision visual Are deity-visions mediated by culture If mantras are effective, what is the role of devotion Are mantras language Living Mantra interrogates not only theoretical questions, but also those a practitioner would ask: how does one choose a deity, for example, or what might bind one to a guru Rao breaks fresh ground in redirecting attention to the moments that precede systematization and canon-formation, showing how authoritative sources are formed. Artikel-Nr. 9783030071844

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