Pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition: salvific space

Concepts and sources -- Salvific space, narratives and space as divinity -- The origin of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- The growth and omnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Narratives and doctrines of salvific space : the example of sage Kapila -- The structure of Hin...

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Main Author: Jacobsen, Knut A. 1956- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Abingdon [u.a.] Routledge 2013
In:Year: 2013
Series/Journal:Routledge Hindu studies series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Pilgrimage / Moksha / Sanctuary
Further subjects:B Hinduism History
B Space Religious aspects Hinduism
B Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages
B Salvation Hinduism
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Summary:Concepts and sources -- Salvific space, narratives and space as divinity -- The origin of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- The growth and omnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Narratives and doctrines of salvific space : the example of sage Kapila -- The structure of Hindu salvific space : a pluralistic pilgrimage tradition or why there is no Mecca of Hinduism -- Contradictions and challenges
ISBN:0415590388