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Banaras
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An edition of Banaras (1983)

Banaras

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One of the oldest living cities in the world, Banaras is the holy place of the Hindus, as significant to them as Jerusalem is to Jews and Christians and Mecca is to Muslims. Referred to by Hindus as Kashi (the Luminous), the city is visited by pilgrims from all over India, who come to bathe in the Ganges -- many, indeed, to die on its sacred banks. Basing her work on Sanskrit texts and on her experience of the city itself, Diana L. Eck analyzes the art and architecture, geography, history, and anthropology of Banaras and describes its elaborate and thriving rituals, its myths and literature, and its continuing importance to religious seekers. - Back cover.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
427

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Subjects

Hinduism, Religion, Religious life (Hinduism), Religious life and customs, Social life and customs

Places

India, India) Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, Vārānasi (India), Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh), Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

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Banaras
September 15, 1998, Columbia University Press
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Banaras: city of light
1993, Penguin Books
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Banaras: city of light
1984, Routledge & Kegan Paul
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Banaras: city of light.
1983, Penguin (India)
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Banaras: city of light
1983, Routledge & Kegan Paul
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Banaras: City of Light (Princeton Paperbacks)
September 1983, Princeton Univ Pr
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-406) and index.

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New Delhi

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
294.535
Library of Congress
BL1153.7 V362 1993, BL1150 .E25 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 427 p. :
Number of pages
427

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18987470M
ISBN 10
0140190791
OCLC/WorldCat
31805177
Library Thing
1171783
Goodreads
3311742

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BANARAS is a magnificent city, rising from the western bank of the River Ganges, where the river takes a broad crescent sweep toward the north.
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