India: A Sacred GeographyA spiritual history of the world's most religiously complex and diverse society, from one of Harvard's most respected scholars. India: A Sacred Geography is the culmination of more than a decade's work from the renowned Harvard scholar Diana L. Eck. The book explores the sacred places of India, taking the reader on an extraordinary trip through the beliefs and history of this rich and profound place, as well as providing a basic introduction to Hindu religious ideas and how those ideas influence our understanding of the modern sense of "India" as a nation. |
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معاينة المستخدمين - RajivC - LibraryThingI approached this book with a skeptical mind mind, and some small measure of curiosity. I was soon hooked onto the book, and it was very clear that Diana Eck approached the subject with a lot of ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
INDIA: A Sacred Geography
معاينة المستخدمين - KirkusA far-reaching exploration of the spiritual geography and sacred spaces of India.With its hundreds of disparate peoples connected by a shared conception of place, India is, in the words of statesman ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
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ancient ascetic avatāra Ayodhyā Badrinăth Banāras bathing Bhagavata Purana Bhārata Brahmā Braj called century culture Daksha darshan deity Delhi Devi devotion dhāms dharma divine Dvārakā earth epic famous forest Gangă Girnár Godāvari goddess gods Govardhan Hanumān heaven hill Himalayas Hindu holy hymn island Jagannātha journey jyotirlinga Kailāsa Kāli Kāshi Kāveri Kedarnāth king Krishna Lakshmana land landscape legend linga of light linked Lord Shiva lotus Mahābhārata Mahākāla Maharashtra Māhātmya Mārkandeya Mathurā Meru Mother mountain Muslim myth Narasimha Nārāyana Narmadā north India Pāndavas Pârvati pilgrimage pilgrims pithas Pradesh praise Prayåga Purāna Rāma Rāma's Rāmāyana Rāmeshvara Rāvana regional religious rites ritual rivers sacred geography sacrifice sage sanctum Sanskrit Sarasvati seven Shakti Shri shrine Shrirangam Simhachalam Sitā Siva Skanda Purāna stone story symbolic Tamil Nadu temple tirthas Tirupati tradition Udupi Ujjain University Vaishnava Varāha Veda village Vishnu whole worship Yamunā
معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | India: A Sacred Geography |
| المؤلف | Diana L. Eck |
| الإصدار | مزود بصور توضيحية, معاد طباعته |
| الناشر | Three Rivers Press, 2013 |
| رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب) | 0385531923, 9780385531924 |
| عدد الصفحات | 559 من الصفحات |
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