Banaras, City of Light

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Columbia University Press, 1999 - Religion - 427 pages
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"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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Contents

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Other editions - View all

Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT
Diana L. Eck
Limited preview - 2013
Banāras, City of Light
Diana L. Eck,Professor of Indian and Sanskrit Studies and Chair of Religious Studies Diana L Eck
Snippet view - 1982
Banaras: City of Light
Diana L. Eck
No preview available - 1982

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According ancient appeared Banāras bathing became become beginning Bhairava body Brahmā brahmin called century course cremation darshana death deities described destroyed Devi dharma directions divine Durgā dwell earth entire especially established example famous festival Finally five followed Forest fortnight four Ganesha Ganges Ghāt goddess gods ground heaven Hindu holy honored important India Kāshi Kedāra Khanda King known Krishna Kund lanes leave liberation light linga live located Lord māhātmyas Manikarnikā means month mosque myth night North offerings period pilgrimage pilgrims popular present Purāna Purānic Rāma religious rites ritual river Road sacred sacred city Sanskrit season seen Shiva shrine sins sometimes stands stone story symbol temple thousand tirthas tradition universe Vārānasi Vishnu Vishvanātha Vishveshvara visited waters whole worship yakshas

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About the author (1999)

DIANA L. ECK is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies and director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She is the author of many books, including Dar´san: Seeing the Divine Image in India and the editor of On Common Ground: World Religions in America, a multimedia CD-ROM, both published by Columbia.

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TitleBanaras, City of Light
AuthorDiana L. Eck
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherColumbia University Press, 1999
ISBN0231114478, 9780231114479
Length427 pages
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