Shaligram Pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalayas

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Holly Walters is a cultural anthropologist (Wellesley College, Massachusetts) whose work focuses on sacred objects, ritual practices, pilgrimage, and mobility in South Asia. Her work also addresses the interpretation of fossils as texts and the challenges of religious revival online. Klappentext The Shaligram phenomenon reveals how sacred objects can connect diverse peoples while reflecting patterns of migration and community formation in contested spaces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements, Note on Transliteration, Chapter 1 - Living Fossils, Chapter 2 - Spiral Notebooks, Chapter 3 - Picked Up Pieces, Chapter 4 - A Mirror to Our Being, Chapter 5 - A Bridge to Everywhere, Chapter 6 - Turning to Stone, Chapter 7 - The River Road, Chapter 8 - Ashes and Immortality, Conclusion - Touch Stones,Primary Sources, Bibliography, Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: DR. Holly Walters, Holly Walters
• Editore: Amsterdam University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.10.2020
• EAN: 9789463721721
• ISBN: 978-94-63-72172-1
• Pagine: 294
• Serie: Amsterdam University Press
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni