Mountain, Water, Rock, God: Understanding Kedarnath in the Twenty-First Century

"In Mountain, Water, Rock, God, Luke Whitmore situates the disastrous flooding that fell on the Hindu Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath in 2013 within a broader religious and ecological context. Whitmore explores the longer story of this powerful realm of the Hindu god Shiva through a holistic theo...

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Main Author: Whitmore, Luke 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oakland, California University of Californiarnia Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Further subjects:B Kidārnāṭh (Temple : Kedāranātha, India)
B Natural disasters ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism
B Ecology ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism
B Siva (Hindu deity)
B Siva ; (Hindu deity)
B Natural Disasters Religious aspects Hinduism
B Ecology Religious aspects Hinduism
B HISTORY ; Asia ; India & South Asia
B Catastrophes naturelles ; Aspect religieux ; Hindouisme
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780520970151
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Summary:"In Mountain, Water, Rock, God, Luke Whitmore situates the disastrous flooding that fell on the Hindu Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath in 2013 within a broader religious and ecological context. Whitmore explores the longer story of this powerful realm of the Hindu god Shiva through a holistic theoretical perspective that integrates phenomenological and systems-based approaches to the study of religion, pilgrimage, place, and ecology. He argues that close attention to places of religious significance offers a model for thinking through connections between ritual, narrative, climate destabilization, tourism, development, and disaster, and he shows how these critical components of human life in the twenty-first century intersect in the human experience of place" --Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0520970152
Access:Open Access