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Routledge
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Routledge
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Providing a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras in Hinduism, this book presents a summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and classifications. Additionally, it explains the metaphysical-theological nature of Tantric mantras and gives an introduction to their beliefs and practices. In individual chapters, Andre... Read more
Foreword Introduction 1. The Extraction and Examination of Mantras 2. Nyasa, the Ritual Placing of Mantras 3. A Hindu Rosary Ritual 4. On the Defeats and the Perfecting of Mantras 5. Mantric Practices and the Nature of Mantric Utterance 6. Body and Mantra 7. The oral and the Written
Biography
Andre Padoux has had a distinguished career as a diplomat and then as a scholar of Sanskrit, notably of ‘Kashmir’ Shaivism and Shakta Tantrism. He was Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, for many years. He is a renowned expert on the ‘science of mantra’ (mantrasastra) and has published important articles in this field.
