A01=Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj
anthropology
asian scholars
asian studies
Author_Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj
caste
Category=QRD
Category=QRVJ1
comparative religions
cultural history
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
geography
hindu cults
hindu deities
hindu traditions
hinduism
holy places
india
indian history
indian life
indian religion
indian religious sites
international communities
major religion
nationalities
pilgrims
religious history
religious pilgrimage
religious scholars
sacred geography
sacred place
sacred places
social history
south asia
southeast asia
Product details
- ISBN 9780520049512
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jul 1983
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
"Dr. Bhardwaj's in-depth study of the various aspects of the institution of pilgrimage shows that instead of being a simple practice it has been a gigantic phenomenon affecting all aspects of Indian life...integrating diverse forces, various cults, and numerous traditions over the ages."--Asian Student "This is the best general survey of a major religion's total pilgrimage system and the best intensive investigation of one of its subsystems...Dr. Bhardwaj's book is an important step towards the recognition of a social phenomenon which has for millennia played a crucial role in the integration of religions, nationalities, and international communities. And, not least importantly, it is highly readable."--Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Detailed, accurate, and generally informative; he has succeeded in tracing, for the first time, the relationship of the rank-order or 'level' of a sacred place...to its degree of sanctity, type of deity, and caste and motivation of the pilgrim...The implications of Mr. Bhardwaj's study are profound and necessary to the understanding of Indian religion...it is fascinating."
--Times Literary Supplement "Here is a fine example of what the geographic study of India needs: disciplined work that shows full awareness of Indian cultural meanings...it sets a worth standard."--Professional Geographer
Dr. Surinder Mohan Bhardwaj is Professor Emeritus. He teaches about Pilgrimage Geography at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
