Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition : Salvific Space.

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Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobsen, Knut A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.
Temas:
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Salvation > Hinduism.
Space > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Hinduism > History.
Pèlerinages hindous.
Salut > Hindouisme.
Espace > Aspect religieux > Hindouisme.
Hindouisme > Histoire.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Space > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages
Hinduism
Salvation > Hinduism
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism. Arguing that salvific power of place became a major dimension of Hinduism through a development in several stages, the book analyses the hist.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages).
ISBN:9781136240317
1136240314

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