Explaining mantras: ritual, rhetoric, and the dream of a natural language in hindu tantra
Auteur :
Yelle, Robert A.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415966351
Date de publication :
19 août 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Drawing upon linguistics, semiotics, anthropology and philosophy, as well as the history of religions, the author argues that mantras and other ritual discourses use rhetorical devices, including imitation, to construct the persuasive illusion of a "natural language", one with a direct and immediate connection to reality.