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Hindu places of pilgrimage in India; a study in cultural geography.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, University of California Press [1973]Description: xviii, 258 p. illus. 24 cmISBN:
  • 0520021355
  • 9780520021358
  • 0520049519
  • 9780520049512
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL1227.A1 B495
Contents:
A general survey of the literature on places of pilgrimage in India -- Distribution of Hindu places of pilgrimage according to the Mah�abh�arata -- A grand pilgrimage of India according to the Mah�abh�arata -- Sacred places according to the Pur�a�nas and some later sources -- T�irthas : their relative importance, site characteristics, and principal deities -- Perception of the ranks of sacred places -- Determination of levels of sacred places -- The level of sacred place and the purpose and frequency of pilgrimage -- Level of sacred place and the religious travels of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the caste composition of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the diffusion of religious beliefs -- Pilgrim interaction at sacred places : the case of Hardwar.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Centre for South Asia Research (CSAR) 294.538 B575H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available 053879
Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Frykenberg Collection ARCH FRBC 294.538 B575H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 046439

Bibliography: p. 233-247.

A general survey of the literature on places of pilgrimage in India -- Distribution of Hindu places of pilgrimage according to the Mah�abh�arata -- A grand pilgrimage of India according to the Mah�abh�arata -- Sacred places according to the Pur�a�nas and some later sources -- T�irthas : their relative importance, site characteristics, and principal deities -- Perception of the ranks of sacred places -- Determination of levels of sacred places -- The level of sacred place and the purpose and frequency of pilgrimage -- Level of sacred place and the religious travels of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the caste composition of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the diffusion of religious beliefs -- Pilgrim interaction at sacred places : the case of Hardwar.

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