{"product_id":"bringing-the-gods-to-mind-laurie-l-patton-9780520240872","title":"Bringing the Gods to Mind: Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice","description":"This elegantly written book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. In \u003ci\u003eBringing the Gods to Mind, \u003c\/i\u003eLaurie Patton takes a new look at mantra as \"performed poetry\" and in five case studies draws a portrait of early Indian sacrifice that moves beyond the well-worn categories of \"magic\" and \"magico-religious\" thought in Vedic sacrifice. Treating Vedic mantra as a sophisticated 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. Filling a long-standing gap in our understanding, her book provides a history of the Indian interpretive imagination and a study of the mental creativity and hermeneutic sophistication of Vedic religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie L. Patton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520240871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520240872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.34w x 1.02d","brand":"Laurie L. Patton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064997359871,"sku":"9780520240872","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9702e97c-f5ae-48cb-ba25-1d9ac4a2b032.jpg?v=1768672452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bringing-the-gods-to-mind-laurie-l-patton-9780520240872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}