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- catalog abstract ""One of the oldest living cities in the world, Banaras is the holy place of the Hindus, as significant to them as Jerusalem is to Jews and Christians and Mecca is to Muslims. Referred to by Hindus as Kāshī (the Luminous), the city is visited by pilgrims from all over India, who come to bathe in the Ganges--many, indeed, to die on its sacred banks. Basing her work on Sanskrit texts and on her experience of the city itself, the author analyzes the art and architecture, geography, history, and anthropology of Banaras and describes its elaborate and thriving rituals, its myths and literature, and its continuing importance to religious seekers."--Book cover.".
- catalog alternative "City of light".
- catalog contributor b5608644.
- catalog coverage "Vārānasi (India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "1983, c1982.".
- catalog date "1983".
- catalog date "1983, c1982.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1983, c1982.".
- catalog description ""One of the oldest living cities in the world, Banaras is the holy place of the Hindus, as significant to them as Jerusalem is to Jews and Christians and Mecca is to Muslims. Referred to by Hindus as Kāshī (the Luminous), the city is visited by pilgrims from all over India, who come to bathe in the Ganges--many, indeed, to die on its sacred banks. Basing her work on Sanskrit texts and on her experience of the city itself, the author analyzes the art and architecture, geography, history, and anthropology of Banaras and describes its elaborate and thriving rituals, its myths and literature, and its continuing importance to religious seekers."--Book cover.".
- catalog description "Banaras : an introduction -- Banaras in historical perspective -- The city of Shiva -- The sacred circle of all the gods -- The river Ganges and the great ghats -- Seasons and times -- City of all India -- City of the good life -- City of death and liberation -- Appendix I: Sanskrit sources for the study of Banāras -- Appendix II: The zones of the sacred city -- Appendix III: The Shiva lingas of Kāshī -- Appendix IV: The cycles of Kāshī Goddesses -- Appendix V: Other deities of Kāshī -- Appendix VI: The year in Banāras : a partial calendar.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 399-406.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 427 p. :".
- catalog identifier "069102023X (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1983".
- catalog issued "1983, c1982.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "India Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)".
- catalog spatial "India Vārānasi.".
- catalog spatial "Vārānasi (India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog subject "BL1153.7.V36 E24 1983".
- catalog subject "Hinduism India Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)".
- catalog subject "Hinduism India Vārānasi.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Banaras : an introduction -- Banaras in historical perspective -- The city of Shiva -- The sacred circle of all the gods -- The river Ganges and the great ghats -- Seasons and times -- City of all India -- City of the good life -- City of death and liberation -- Appendix I: Sanskrit sources for the study of Banāras -- Appendix II: The zones of the sacred city -- Appendix III: The Shiva lingas of Kāshī -- Appendix IV: The cycles of Kāshī Goddesses -- Appendix V: Other deities of Kāshī -- Appendix VI: The year in Banāras : a partial calendar.".
- catalog title "Banāras, city of Light / Diana L. Eck.".
- catalog title "City of light".
- catalog type "text".