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 maṇḍal...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/7/12/139 |