03110oam 2200697I 450 991079219700332120230803023541.01-136-24030-60-203-10251-71-299-27942-21-136-24031-410.4324/9780203102510 (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(FINmELB)ELB137576(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 aspectsHinduismHinduismHistoryHindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.SalvationHinduism.SpaceReligious aspectsHinduism.HinduismHistory.294.5/351Jacobsen Knut A.1956-,899418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792197003321Pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition3814742UNINA