Banaras, City of LightColumbia University Press, 1999 - 427 pages "In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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Diana L. Eck. CITY OF LIGHT Diana L. Eck BANARAS : CITY OF LIGHT DIANA L. ECK BANARAS CITY. BANARAS Front Cover.
Diana L. Eck. CITY OF LIGHT Diana L. Eck BANARAS : CITY OF LIGHT DIANA L. ECK BANARAS CITY. BANARAS Front Cover.
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... Light . All this has not changed substantially — not since this book was first published , and indeed not for a very long time . But Banaras : City of Light is not a timeless book , nor is it about a timeless city , despite the claim of ...
... Light . All this has not changed substantially — not since this book was first published , and indeed not for a very long time . But Banaras : City of Light is not a timeless book , nor is it about a timeless city , despite the claim of ...
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... Light is interpreted has also changed with the rise of new forms of Hindu nationalism in the 19805 . Banāras has been drawn into play as a Hindu city where , some say , true Hindus must reclaim a holy site seized in the seventeenth ...
... Light is interpreted has also changed with the rise of new forms of Hindu nationalism in the 19805 . Banāras has been drawn into play as a Hindu city where , some say , true Hindus must reclaim a holy site seized in the seventeenth ...
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Adi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahma brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. city's cremation ground Dandapani darshana Dashashvamedha death deities Devi dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Gangā Gauri Ghat goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodari moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nārāyana Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchaganga Panchakroshi Road Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayaga Purāna Rāma Rāmāyana religious rites ritual riverfront sacred city sage Sankatā sannyasins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story symbol tīrthas tradition Trilochana Tulsi Vāpī Varana Vārānasī Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas