03079oam 2200685I 450 991046516230332120200520144314.00-203-10251-71-299-27942-21-136-24031-410.4324/9780203102510 (CKB)2560000000099250(EBL)1143751(OCoLC)830161309(SSID)ssj0000833874(PQKBManifestationID)12370230(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833874(PQKBWorkID)10936750(PQKB)10632997(MiAaPQ)EBC1143751(Au-PeEL)EBL1143751(CaPaEBR)ebr10672755(CaONFJC)MIL459192(OCoLC)837515082(EXLCZ)99256000000009925020180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPilgrimage in the Hindu tradition salvific space /Knut A. JacobsenLondon ;New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (209 p.)Routledge Hindu studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-84466-7 0-415-59038-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.Concepts and sources -- Salvific space, narratives and space as divinity -- The origin of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- The growth and omnipresence of the Hindu traditions of salvific space -- Narratives and doctrines of salvific space : the example of sage Kapila -- The structure of Hindu salvific space : a pluralistic pilgrimage tradition or why there is no Mecca of Hinduism -- Contradictions and challenges.Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism.Arguing that salvific power of place became a major dimension of Hinduism through a development in several stages, the book analyses the histRoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimagesSalvationHinduismSpaceReligious aspectsHinduismHinduismHistoryElectronic books.Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.SalvationHinduism.SpaceReligious aspectsHinduism.HinduismHistory.294.5/351Jacobsen Knut A.1956-,899418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465162303321Pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition2171908UNINA