Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India A Study in Cultural Geography 1st Edition by Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj 8121508975 978-8121508971

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ISBN 10: 8121508975

ISBN 13: 978-8121508971

Author: Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj

Combining historical analysis with his own fieldwork, Dr. Bhardwaj not only established the importance of the institution of pilgrimage in Indian history and the persistence of similar distribution patterns of sacred places over long periods, but also furnished the normative background for contemporary practices. He examines both the historical and the contemporary patterns of pilgrimage at various levels – pan-Hindu, supra-egional, sub-regional and local.

Table of contents:

I. A General Survey of the Literature on Places of Pilgrimage in India

II. Distribution of Hindu Places of Pilgrimage According to the Mahabharata

III. A Grand Pilgrimage of India According to the Mahabharata

IV. Sacred Places According to the Puranas and Some Later Sources

V. Tirthas: Their Relative Importance, Site Characteristics, and Principal Deities

VI. Perception of the Ranks of Sacred Places

VII. Determination of Levels of Sacred Places

VIII. The Level of Sacred Place and the Purpose and Frequency of Pilgrimage

IX. Level of Sacred Place and the Religious Travels of Pilgrims

X. Sacred Places and the Caste Composition of Pilgrims

XI. Sacred Places and the Diffusion of Religious Beliefs

XII. Pilgrim Interaction at Sacred Places: The Case of Hardwar

XIII. Summary of Conclusions

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