Explaining mantras: ritual, rhetoric, and the dream of a natural language in Hindu tantra

Explaining Mantras explores the intersection of poetry and magic in the mantras or verbal formulas of Hindu Tantra and combines the study of ancient Tantric rituals with the latest theories in the human sciences

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yelle, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Routledge 2003
In:Year: 2003
Series/Journal:Religion in history, society and culture 3
Religion in History, Society and Culture Ser v.3
Further subjects:B Hindu mantras
B Tantras ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Electronic books
B Tantras Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Explaining Mantras explores the intersection of poetry and magic in the mantras or verbal formulas of Hindu Tantra and combines the study of ancient Tantric rituals with the latest theories in the human sciences
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-177) and index
ISBN:0415966353