Title Bringing the gods to mind : mantra and ritual in early Indian sacrifice / Laurie L. Patton.

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Description	1 online resource (1 volume)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Patton introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. Treating Vedic mantra as a form of artistic composition she develops the idea of metonymy, or associational thought, as a major motivator for the use of mantra in sacrificial performance.
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Subject	Vedas -- Recitation.
	Vedas.
	Vedas -- Recitation.
	Vedas.
	Hinduism -- Rituals.
	Hinduism -- Rituals.
	Mantras.
	Mantras.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Patton, Laurie L., 1961- Bringing the gods to mind. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005 0520240871 (DLC) 2004002849 (OCoLC)54416016
ISBN	9780520930889 (electronic book)
	0520930886 (electronic book)
	0520240871 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
	9780520240872 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
	1282357417
	9781282357419