Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America
Häftad bok. Columbia University Press. 2 uppl. 2004. xii, 123 sidor.
Mycket gott skick. Svag liten fuktfläck på två sidor (ej störande). The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. Mantra presents an introduction to the use of sound-mantra-in the practice of Indian religion. Mantra-in the form of prayers, rituals, and chants-permeate the practice of Indian religion in both temple and home settings. This book investigates the power of mantra to transform consciousness. It examines the use and theory of mantra under various religious schools, such as the Patanjali sutras and tantra, and includes references to Hindu, Sikh, Sufi, Islam, and Buddhist traditions. This edition adds new sections on the use of sacred sound in Hindu and Sikh North American diaspora communities and on the North American non-Indian practice of yoga and mantra.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 0231129610
- Titel
- Mantra : hearing the divine in India and America
- Författare
- Coward, Harold G. - Goa, David
- Förlag
- New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press
- Utgivningsår
- 2004
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
