LEADER 03110oam 2200697I 450 001 9910792197003321 005 20230803023541.0 010 $a1-136-24030-6 010 $a0-203-10251-7 010 $a1-299-27942-2 010 $a1-136-24031-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203102510 035 $a(CKB)2560000000099250 035 $a(EBL)1143751 035 $a(OCoLC)830161309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833874 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12370230 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833874 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10936750 035 $a(PQKB)10632997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1143751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1143751 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10672755 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL459192 035 $a(OCoLC)837515082 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137576 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000099250 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPilgrimage in the Hindu tradition $esalvific space /$fKnut A. Jacobsen 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Hindu studies series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-84466-7 311 $a0-415-59038-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index. 327 $aConcepts 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. 330 $aSalvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism.Arguing that salvific power of place became a major dimension of Hinduism through a development in several stages, the book analyses the hist 410 0$aRoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series. 606 $aHindu pilgrims and pilgrimages 606 $aSalvation$xHinduism 606 $aSpace$xReligious aspects$xHinduism 606 $aHinduism$xHistory 615 0$aHindu pilgrims and pilgrimages. 615 0$aSalvation$xHinduism. 615 0$aSpace$xReligious aspects$xHinduism. 615 0$aHinduism$xHistory. 676 $a294.5/351 700 $aJacobsen$b Knut A.$f1956-,$0899418 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792197003321 996 $aPilgrimage in the Hindu tradition$93814742 997 $aUNINA