India: A Sacred Geography A spiritual history of the world's most religiously complex and diverse society, from one of Harvard's most respected scholars. India: A Sacred Geography is the culmination of more than a decade's work from the renowned Harvard scholar Diana L. Eck. The book explores the sacred places of India, taking the reader on an extraordinary trip through the beliefs and history of this rich and profound place, as well as providing a basic introduction to Hindu religious ideas and how those ideas influence our understanding of the modern sense of "India" as a nation. |
Contents
A SACRED GEOGRAPHY AN IMAGINED CHAPTER | 1 |
WHAT IS INDIA? | 43 |
INDIA IN THE LOTUS OF THE WORLD | 107 |
THE GANGA AND THE RIVERS OF INDIA | 131 |
SHIVAS LIGHT IN THE LAND OF INDIA | 189 |
SHAKTI THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BODY OF THE GODDESS | 257 |
VISHNU ENDLESS AND DESCENDING | 301 |
THE LAND AND STORY OF KRISHNA | 347 |
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