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  • Title
    India
    A Sacred Geography
  • Call Number
    BL2001.3 .E25 2012
  • Name
    Eck, Diana L.
  • Collection
    Reference
  • Material
    book
  • City
    New York
  • Published
    New York: Harmony Books, 2012
  • Topic1
    India
  • Topic2
    Hinduism
  • Topic3
    Religion
  • Topic4
    Space
  • ISBN
    9780385531900
  • Page Count
    559 p.
  • Other physical details
    illustrations
  • Dimensions
    25 cm.
  • Synopsis/Abstract
    "India" explores the sacred places of India, taking the reader on an extraordinary trip through the beliefs and history of this rich and profound place
  • Language note
    English
  • Bibliography, etc. note
    includes bibliographical references
  • Formatted contents note
    A sacred geography, an imagined landscape -- "What is India?" -- Rose Apple Island : India in the lotus of the world -- The Ganga and the rivers of India -- Shiva's light in the land of India -- Shakti, the distribution of the body of the goddess -- Vishnu, endless and descending -- The land and story of Krishna -- Following Rama : the Ramayana on the landscape of India -- A pilgrim's India today.