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Living Mantra is an anthropology of mantra-experience among Hindu-tantric practitioners. In ancient Indian doctrine and legends, mantras perceived by rishis (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 Indiäs 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.
| Autorius: | Mani Rao |
| Serija: | Contemporary Anthropology of Religion |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2018 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 236 |
| ISBN-10: | 3319963902 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319963907 |
| Formatas: | 216 x 153 x 18 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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