Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 173 Seiten, 6 ungezählte Blätter Bildtafeln
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Ranchi Anthropology Series No. 6
Keywords:
Indien Ethnie, Indien
;
Weltanschauung
;
Religion
;
Hinduismus
;
Altar
;
Ritual, religiöses
;
Das Heilige
;
Wallfahrt
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of plates -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. The concept of the sacred -- 2. The sacred complex in Indian cultural traditions -- 3. The sacred journey: traditions of pilgrimage in India -- 4. The sacred: the proper context of poetry -- 5. Understanding sacred traditions: an essay on the structure and functions of religion -- Part Two -- 6. Studying the sacred complex in Kashi -- 7. Functions of a sacred city -- 8. The holy circuit of Naimisaranya -- 9. Temple organization in Goa -- 10. The Ladakhi ritual of cremation -- Glossary -- Index
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