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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jacobsen, Knut A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Collection:RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Front Cover; Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: Salvific space; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Concepts and sources; 2 Salvific space, narrativesand space as divinity; 3 The origin of the Hindutraditions of salvific space; 4 The growth andomnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space; 5 Narratives and doctrinesof salvific space: the example of sage Kapila; 6 The structure of Hindusalvific space: a pluralistic pilgrimage tradition or whythere is no Mecca of Hinduism; 7 Contradictions and challenges; Notes; References; Index.

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