Living Banaras

Hindu Religion in Cultural Context

AvBradley R. Hertel,Cynthia Ann Humes

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

By focusing on contemporary popular religious traditions, the book represents a substantial contribution to the study of modern religious practices in Banaras, holy city of India. This book offers in-depth, ethnographic views of many contemporary popular religious practices that have, for the most part, received little attention by scholars. Topics covered include the Ramlila celebrations, devotion to Hanuman, and goddess worship, and the way that Banarsi Boli, the local dialect of Banaras, supports its users in their identification with the sacred city.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-04-15
Mått:153 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Hindu Studies
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791413326

Utforska kategorier

Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Bradley R. Hertel is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Cynthia Ann Humes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Claremont McKenna College.

Recensioner i media

"The book builds upon previous work about the importance of Banaras; it adds to our empirical understanding of society and culture in India; and it provides one of the best examples I have seen of fieldwork based research where different individual scholars, commenting from various perspectives, achieve a holistic, comprehensive result." — Charles R. Brooks, John Jay College, City University of New York

Innehållsförteckning

IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBradley R. Hertel and Cynthia Ann Humes1. Crossing the Water: Pilgrimage, Movement, and Environmental Scenography of the Ramlila of RamnagarRichard Schechner2. Staring at Frames Till They Turn into Loops: An Excursion through Some Worlds of TulsidasLinda Hess3. What's Taking Place: Neighborhood Ramlilas in BanarasThomas Parkhill4. Hanuman and the Moral Physique of the Banarsi WrestlerJoseph S. Alter5. Religious Division and the Mythology of the PastMary Searle-Chatterjee6. The Monastic Structure of Banarsi Dandi SadhusDana W. Sawyer7. The Goddess of the Vindhyas in BanarasCynthia Ann Humes8. Lolark Kund: Sun and Shiva Worship in the City of LightRatnesh K. Pathak and Cynthia Ann Humes9. Language Choice, Religion, and Identity in the Banarsi CommunityBeth SimonAppendicesCynthia Ann HumesA. The Thirty-One-Day Program of the Ramnagar RamlilaB. An Encapsulation of the Ramcharitmanas by TulsidasC. Major Characters of the RamayanaD. General GlossaryBibliographyContributorsIndex