Ritual and Mantras: Rules Without MeaningRitual and Mantras: Rules Without Meaning is and original study of ritual and mantras which shows that rites lead a life of their own, unaffected by religion or society. In its analysis of Vedic ritual, it uses methods inspired by logic, linguistics, a |
Contents
Linguistic Background | 33 |
Contemporary Linguistics and Rules | 59 |
The Agnicayana Ritual | 71 |
Basic Rites | 79 |
The Structure of Ritual | 85 |
Embedding and Transformation 11A The Kindling Verses | 91 |
11B From Agniștoma to Agnicayana | 92 |
11C The Final Sastra for the Aśvin Twins 11D Conclusions | 94 |
Vedic and Tantric Mantras | 223 |
Performatives Pragmatics and Performance 21A Performatives Again | 237 |
21B Pragmatics | 242 |
21C Performance and Competence | 245 |
Mantras and Language | 253 |
65 | 261 |
Mantras and Bird Songs | 279 |
Mantras by Chance | 295 |
Ritual and Grammar | 101 |
Interpretations of Ritual | 115 |
13A Indian Interpretations | 117 |
13B Western Interpretations | 122 |
13C The Meaninglessness of Ritual | 131 |
Anthropology without Asia | 141 |
14A Raymond Firth | 143 |
14B Victor Turner | 152 |
Syntax Semantics and Performatives | 157 |
Music and Ritual 16A Seven Musical Structures | 165 |
16B Seven Ritual Structures | 178 |
16C Conclusions | 182 |
Mantras Introductory Note | 191 |
Six Vedic Mantras | 199 |
Ritual Context 199 | 201 |
The Syntax of Stobhas | 209 |
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Common terms and phrases
acts Adhvaryu AGNI Agnicayana Agnistoma altar analysis animal anthropology Asia ātman Bali Balinese bang bang bang belief bham bham bham bird songs brahman Brāhmaņas Buddha Buddhist century ceremonies chants Chapter characterizes concept consists cult culture deity discussed distinction doctrine example explain expressions fact formulated Foucault function Geertz grammar grammarians hermeneutics Hindu Hinduism Hooykaas Hotā human sciences India Indian Indra interpretations Jaiminīya language later Lévi-Strauss linguistics logic Mahāyāna mantras meaning meaningless Mīmāmsā notion Obeyesekere oblation oral original Panini's Patanjali performed philosophers priests recitation referred religion religious Rigveda rites ritual and mantras ritualists rules Samaveda Samhitā Sanskrit scholars science of ritual scientific semantic sequence similar Soma sounds Śrauta Sūtras Staal stobhas structure study of ritual syllables symbolic syntactic syntax Taittirīya Tambiah Tantric Tantrism Taoist tatih texts theory Theravāda tion tradition Udgātā Upaniṣads Vedas Vedic ritual verses Western Yajamāna Yajurveda