Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America

by David J. Goa, David Goa, Harold G. Coward

Book Overview

The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. One in a trilogy of books that include Diana Eck's Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India, and Susan L. Schwartz's Rasa: Performing the Divine in India, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231129610
• ISBN13: 9780231129619
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"