Entrée principale:

Bhardwaj, Surinder Mohan.

Titre et auteur:

Hindu places of pilgrimage in India; a study in cultural geography.

Publication:

Berkeley, University of California Press [1973]

Description:

xviii, 258 pages illustrations 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247).
A general survey of the literature on places of pilgrimage in India -- Distribution of Hindu places of pilgrimage according to the Mahābhārata -- A grand pilgrimage of India according to the Mahābhārata -- Sacred places according to the Purāṇas and some later sources -- Tīrthas : their relative importance, site characteristics, and principal deities -- Perception of the ranks of sacred places -- Determination of levels of sacred places -- The level of sacred place and the purpose and frequency of pilgrimage -- Level of sacred place and the religious travels of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the caste composition of pilgrims -- Sacred places and the diffusion of religious beliefs -- Pilgrim interaction at sacred places : the case of Hardwar.

Ressources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0520021355
9780520021358
0520049519
9780520049512

Sujet:

Pilgrims and pilgrimages India.
Hindu shrines India.
Pèlerins Inde.
Sanctuaires hindous Inde.
Hindu shrines
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Anthropogeografie
Hinduismus
Wallfahrt
Holy places India.
India
Indien

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 259986
Cote: BIB 190896
Statut: Disponible