Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India - A Study in Cultural Geography

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj is Professor Emeritus. He teaches about Pilgrimage Geography at Kent State University in Kent! Ohio. Zusammenfassung A study of the various aspects of the institution of pilgrimage which shows that instead of being a simple practice it has been a gigantic phenomenon affecting all aspects of Indian life... integrating diverse forces, various cults, and numerous traditions over the ages.

Product details

• Authors: Surinder M. Bhardwaj, Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj, Bhardwaj Surinder Mohan
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.1983
• EAN: 9780520049512
• ISBN: 978-0-520-04951-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Center for South and Southeast; Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley; Center for South and Southeast
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, India, RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, Hinduism, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals