River of love in an age of pollution : the Yamuna River of northern India /

"Celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the Yamuna is one of India's most sacred rivers. A prominent feature of north Indian culture, the Yamuna is conceptualized as a goddess flowing with liquid love -- yet today it is severely polluted, the victim of fast-paced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haberman, David L., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hindi
Braj
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006.
Temas:
15.75 history of Asia.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Ecology
Brauch
Religion
Eau > Pollution > Inde (nord)
Cours d'eau > Inde (nord) > Aspect religieux.
Yamuna River (India) > Religious life and customs.
Yamuna River (India) > Environmental conditions.
Yamunā (Inde : Rivière) > Vie religieuse.
Yamunā (Inde : Rivière) > Conditions environnementales.
India > Yamuna River
Yamuna
Yamuna.
Inde (nord) > Vie religieuse.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A river of delights, a river of troubles
  • The source : mother of life
  • River of death
  • Goddess of love
  • Signs of hope
  • A matter of balance.

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