Banaras
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-11447-9 (ISBN)
Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies and director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She is the author of many books, including Dar'san: Seeing the Divine Image in India and the editor of On Common Ground: World Religions in America, a multimedia CD-ROM, both published by Columbia.
Preface to the Columbia Edition Preface Banaras: An Introduction Banaras in Historical Perspective The City of Shiva The Sacred Circle of All the Gods The River Ganges and the Great Ghats Seasons and Times City of All India City of the Good Life City of Death and Liberation Appendix 1: Sanskrit Sources for the Study of Banaras Appendix 2: The Zones of the Sacred City Appendix 3: The Shiva Lingas of Kashi Appendix 4: The Cycles of Kashi Goddesses Appendix 5: Other Deities of Kashi Appendix 6: The Year in Banaras: A Partial Calender Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation Glossary Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Illustrations Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.8.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 61 photos, 7 maps |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-231-11447-8 / 0231114478 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-11447-9 / 9780231114479 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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