A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language
By applying the contemporary theories of schema, metonymy, metaphor, and conceptual blending, I argue in this paper that salient cognitive categories facilitate a deeper analysis of Tantric language. Tantras use a wide range of symbolic language expressed in terms of mantric speech and visual ma??al...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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MDPI
[2016]
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Στο/Στη: |
Religions
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 7, Τεύχος: 12, Σελίδες: 1-19 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
ma??ala
B Tantra B Conceptual Blending B Μάντρα B Σχήμα B Εικόνα B Metaphor B metonymy |
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Πιθανολογούμενα δωρεάν πρόσβαση Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
Σύνοψη: | By applying the contemporary theories of schema, metonymy, metaphor, and conceptual blending, I argue in this paper that salient cognitive categories facilitate a deeper analysis of Tantric language. Tantras use a wide range of symbolic language expressed in terms of mantric speech and visual ma??alas, and Tantric texts relate the process of deciphering meaning with the surge of mystical experience. In this essay, I will focus on some distinctive varieties of Tantric language with a conviction that select cognitive tools facilitate coherent reading of these expressions. Mystical language broadly utilizes images and metaphors. Deciphering Tantric language should therefore also provide a framework for reading other varieties of mystical expressions across cultures. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel7120139 |