The Place of Devotion
Siting and Experiencing Divinity in Bengal-Vaishnavism
Seiten
2015
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-28771-6 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-28771-6 (ISBN)
Hindu devotional traditions have long been recognized for their sacred geographies and the sensuous aspects of their devotees' experiences. Largely overlooked, however, are the subtle links between these expressions. This book discusses the diverse and contrasting ways in which Bengal-Vaishnava devotees experience sacred geography and divinity.
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Hindu devotional traditions have long been recognized for their sacred geographies as well as the sensuous aspects of their devotees' experiences. Largely overlooked, however, are the subtle links between these religious expressions. Based on intensive fieldwork conducted among worshippers in Bengal's Navadvip-Mayapur sacred complex, this book discusses the diverse and contrasting ways in which Bengal-Vaishnava devotees experience sacred geography and divinity. Sukanya Sarbadhikary documents an extensive range of practices, which draw on the interactions of mind, body, and viscera. She shows how perspectives on religion, embodiment, affect, and space are enriched when sacred spatialities of internal and external forms are studied at once.
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Hindu devotional traditions have long been recognized for their sacred geographies as well as the sensuous aspects of their devotees' experiences. Largely overlooked, however, are the subtle links between these religious expressions. Based on intensive fieldwork conducted among worshippers in Bengal's Navadvip-Mayapur sacred complex, this book discusses the diverse and contrasting ways in which Bengal-Vaishnava devotees experience sacred geography and divinity. Sukanya Sarbadhikary documents an extensive range of practices, which draw on the interactions of mind, body, and viscera. She shows how perspectives on religion, embodiment, affect, and space are enriched when sacred spatialities of internal and external forms are studied at once.
Sukanya Sarbadhikary is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Presidency University, Kolkata.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.9.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | South Asia Across the Disciplines |
| Zusatzinfo | 14 b-w |
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-28771-1 / 0520287711 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-28771-6 / 9780520287716 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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