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

Title
Hindu places of pilgrimage in India; a study in cultural geography.
Author
Bhardwaj, Surinder Mohan.
Publication
Berkeley, University of California Press [1973]

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Description
xviii, 258 pages illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 233-247.
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 0520021355
  • 9780520021358
  • 0520049519
  • 9780520049512
LCCN
73174454
OCLC
  • ocm00746304
  • 746304
  • SCSB-121484
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library