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1. Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition

   Salvific Space

   By Knut A. Jacobsen

   Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

   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...

   Published August 12th 2012 by Routledge
2. Modern Indian Culture and Society

   Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen

   Series: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies

   Research on Indian culture and society has been conducted from a dizzying range of perspectives. However, in recent decades it has been particularly characterized by a change in focus from the past to the present; from the worldview of the élites to that of the subalterns; from philosophy to...

   Published June 7th 2009 by Routledge
3. South Asian Religions on Display

   Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora

   Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen

   Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

   Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. Processions are central not only in Hinduism, but also Islam, Christianity, Jainism and Sikhism, which have large procession rituals. The last years have seen an increase in processions and ritualizations of space both...

   Published April 20th 2009 by Routledge