Living Mantra Mantra, Deity, and Visionary Experience Today
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 cont...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Preparation
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Mountain of Scholarship
- 3. Crossing Over
- 4. Are there Revelations Today? - Part 2: Fieldwork
- 5. Body-Yantra: Sahasrakshi Meru Temple, Devipuram
- 6. Self-Made: Svayam Siddha Kali Pitham, Guntur
- 7. "I am in Mantra, Mantra is in me": Nachiketa Tapovan, Kodgal
- Part 3
- 8. Understanding Mantra Again