ISBN:
9780415590389
,
9781138844667
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
195 S.
,
Ill.
Serie:
Routledge Hindu studies series
DDC:
294.5/351
Schlagwort(e):
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages
;
Salvation Hinduism
;
Space Religious aspects
;
Hinduism
;
Hinduism History
;
Indien
;
Wallfahrt
;
Moksha
;
Heiligtum
Kurzfassung:
Concepts and sources -- Salvific space, narratives and space as divinity -- The origin of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- The growth and omnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Narratives and doctrines of salvific space : the example of sage Kapila -- The structure of Hindu salvific space : a pluralistic pilgrimage tradition or why there is no Mecca of Hinduism -- Contradictions and challenges
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Concepts and sources -- Salvific space, narratives and space as divinity -- Origin of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Growth and omnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Narratives and doctrines of salvific space : the example of Sage Kapila -- Structure of salvific space : a pluralistic pilgrimage tradition or why there is no mecca of Hinduism -- Contradictions and challenges.