The MANTRAMS Project: Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia

About this episode

Carola Lorea discusses the MANTRAMS project, which investigates the history and anthropology of mantras across various cultures and time periods.

Carola Lorea discusses the MANTRAMS project, a major ERC Synergy Grant initiative jointly hosted by Oxford, Vienna, and Tübingen dedicated to producing a history and anthropology of mantras. The six-year project investigates mantras across millennia and geographies — from their roots in Indian religious traditions through their circulation across South and Southeast Asia to their role in global spiritualities today — building extensive sonic, textual, and visual archives along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

People in this episode

Host: Marshall Poe

Guest: Carola Lorea

Topics covered

• mantras
• religion
• anthropology
• global spiritualities
• Indian religious traditions
• sonic archives

Keywords

• mantras
• religion
• anthropology
• global South
• Indian traditions
• spirituality
• sonic archives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford, Vienna, Tübingen, ERC Synergy Grant

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