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India, A Sacred Geography
by Diana L. Eck
- RELIGION
- 2013
- PAPER
- 576 PAGES
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Traveler, seeker and professor of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard, Diana Eck turns her interest in temples and places of pilgrimage (tirthas) into a celebration of the diversity of popular religious traditions in India. A richly rewarding book for the traveler, the book connects sacred rivers, forests, villages, shrines, mountains and monuments -- the spiritual geography of the country -- to the pantheon of Hindu and other gods and religious belief.
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Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India
by Diana L. Eck
- ART & ARCHITECTURE
- 1998
- PAPER
- 115 PAGES
Tremendously useful for the traveler, this rigorous guide explains the significance and meaning of Hindu temples, festivals and ritual. Darsan, which translates as "seeing", reveals religious expression in India. (IDA75, $25.00)
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