“This is the best effort on the entire issue of mantra. Its contributors are the best in Asia and Sanskrit. They represent the highest level of excellence in asian studies in America after half a century of academic maturity. There could not have been a better selection on this continent. Norwin J. Hein Yale university –Norwin J. Hein Yale university
This book examines the nature, function, and significance of mantras within hindu tradition. This book examines the use mantras in vedic time in the great theistic movements such as Vaishanavism, Saivism, and Tantra. It outlines the controversy surrounding mantras in western scholarship and offers a method for resolving them. These essays offer insight into the indian tradition of mantric medicine. Professor Alper’s comprehensive bibliographic essay and list contributions are of immense value. It contains more than 1600 items, and places mantra in context in indian society, history and culture. It is a bibliography of all aspects of hinduism that will be an invaluable resource for future research.
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