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Region, Pilgrimage, and Geographical Imagination in India, Religion/Culture/Critique

ISBN: 1349527378
ISBN 13: 9781349527373
Autor: Feldhaus, A
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xviii, 322 S., 8 s/w Illustr., 322 p. 8 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.02.2004
Auflage: 1/2003
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT
Artikelnummer: 9485210 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

This book examines the words and actions of people who live in regions in the state of Maharashtra in Western India to illustrate the idea that regions are not only created by humans, but given meaning through religious practices. By exploring the people living in the area of Maharashtra, Feldhaus draws some very interesting conclusions about how people differentiate one region from others, and how we use stories, rituals, and ceremonies to recreate their importance. Feldhaus discovers that religious meanings attached to regions do not necessarily have a political teleology. According to Feldhaus, 'There is also a chance, even now, that religious imagery can enrich the lives of individuals and small communities without engendering bloodshed and hatred'.

Autorenporträt

ANNE FELDHAUS is Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University, USA. She is the author/editor of several books including A Dictionary of Old Marathi (OUP, 2000), Water and Womanhood: Religious Meanings of Rivers in Maharashtra (OUP, 1997), and Images of Women in Maharashtrian Literature and Religion (SUNY, 1996).

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