Download or read book The Sacred Waters of Varanasi written by Mahesh Gogate and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacred Waters of Varanasi written by Mahesh Gogate and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on urban water bodies, catchment areas and drainage pattern is set against the backdrop of the unprecedented heavy rainfall that severely deluged metropolitan cities and other parts of India in recent years. The recurring natural catastrophes in water-stressed cities of India and alarming rate of diminishing water bodies, wetlads and catchment areas needs a re-visit to an entire urban water-cycle. This book, thus, discusses how the processes and implementation of colonial urban development policies and projects have radically transformed the water bodies and their catchment areas – traditional water holding systems of Varanasi city. In this imperative colonial process, through the case study of Varanasi, the book mainly engages with the reasons behind the elimination of the temple tanks and ponds after the annexation of Varanasi by the British from 1775 till 1947. The book investigates the colonial notion of ‘dry city’, and how this notion crafted the process of separating land and water bodies, which arguably resulted in the reclamation and draining of water bodies, and also gave rise to water pollution. Additionally, the book analyzes the elimination of water bodies and loss of catchment areas through the ongoing processes of restoring the ancient city’s natural and cultural heritage. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Download or read book Sacred Waters written by Celeste Ray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods, this book identifies patterns in panhuman hydrolatry. Supplying life’s most basic daily need, freshwater sources were likely the earliest sacred sites, and the first protected and contested resource. Guarded by taboos, rites and supermundane forces, freshwater sources have also been considered thresholds to otherworlds. Often associated also with venerated stones, trees and healing flora, sacred water sources are sites of biocultural diversity. Addressing themes that will shape future water research, this volume examines cultural perceptions of water’s sacrality that can be employed to foster resilient human–environmental relationships in the growing water crises of the twenty-first century. The work combines perspectives from anthropology, archaeology, classics, folklore, geography, geology, history, literature and religious studies.
Download or read book Sacred Waters written by Stephen Alter and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Spiritual Journey Up India S Most Sacred River This Is An Account Of A Journey Taken In India. The Destination Is The Origin Of The Ganga, The Holiest And Most Famous Of Indian Rivers. It Is A Physical Journey, Involving Months Of Trekking Through Forested Valleys And Snow-Covered Mountains. It Is Also A Journey Of The Spirit, Taking A Man Deep Into The Heart And Soul Of India S Ancient Religion. Stephen Alter, Who Was Born In The Himalayan Foothills, Crosses Many Miles And Several Millennia, To Search For The Source Of Hindu Religion. Along The Way, As He Reaches One Holy Spot After Another, Meeting Grounds For Pilgrims, Remote Towns And Forgotten Temples He Delves Into The Myths And Traditions Of Ancient Temples. He Explores Tales From The Epics, The Intimate Connection Between Natural History And Mystical Experience, And The Sacred Wisdom That Animates The Religious Legacy Of India. As Every Pilgrim Learns, A Spiritual Search Involves Travel, But Ultimately Returns To The Inner Self. Sacred Waters Is A Richly Told, Compelling Narrative Of A Whole Civilization And Of A Man S Interior Journey.
Download or read book Terre Mon Amie written by Jacques A. Meyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1976 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Geographic Traveler India 3rd Edition written by Louise Nicholson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 3rd edition of National Geographic Traveler: India brings the ""land of princes"" to every traveler in gorgeous images, accessible map tours, enticing sidebars, and valuable insider tips. Experience daily life up-close on a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi or take a drive through colonial Mumbai for local flavor. Readers discover a fascinating history and culture from the life of Mahatma Gandhi to Indian spices and palace hotels as well as popular attractions such as the pink sandstone city of Jaipur, the water palaces of Udaipur, and, of course, the Taj Mahal. Lesser-known treasures in the country are also revealed, along with such practical information as getting around there and getting around, where to stay, and cultural and recreational musts to make the most of your visit."
Download or read book Sacred Water written by Nathaniel Altman and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from a variety of religious teachings, anthropological evidence and myths and legends from around the world, this book examines how the essential element water plays a vital role in all aspects of our spiritual lives.
Download or read book Human Geography written by Erin H. Fouberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking us from our hominid ancestors to the megacities of today, 'Human Geography' brings a new emphasis to the political and economic issues of human geography.
Download or read book India written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] concisely yet informatively narrated and gorgeously colorful pictorial survey...” --Booklist Just 60 years after winning independence from British rule, India’s economy is booming and the nation is fast becoming a leading global power. With a population of a billion people, India’s society is as varied as its awe-inspiring landscape. Home to a dizzying array of languages, ethnic groups, beliefs, and lifestyles, India can seem overwhelming in its complexity. India takesthe lid off this cultural melting pot, showing how past events have shaped thisdiverse but unified nation, where tradition and modernity successfully coexist.Through stunning photography and insightful text, India offers an eye-opening, thought-provoking, and authoritative visual guide to one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant nations.
Download or read book Indigenous People and the Christian Faith A New Way Forward written by William H. U. Anderson and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous People and the Christian Faith: A New Way Forward provides detailed historical, cultural and theological background and analysis to a very delicate and pressing subject facing many people around the world. The book is “glocal”: both local and global, as represented by international scholars. Every continent is represented by both Indigenous and non-indigenous people who desire to make a difference with the delicate problematics and relationships. The history of Indigenous people around the world is inextricably linked with Christianity and Colonialism. The book is completely interdisciplinary by employing historians, literary critics, biblical scholars and theologians, sociologists, philosophers and ordained engineers. The Literary Intent of the book, without presuming nor claiming too much for itself, is to provide practical thinking that will help all people move past the pain and dysfunction of the past, toward mutual understanding, communication, and practical actions in the present and future.
Download or read book Believing Without Belonging written by Vinod John and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines an indigenous phenomenon of the Hindu devotees of Jesus Christ and their response to the gospel through an empirical case study conducted in Varanasi, India. It analyzes their religious beliefs and social belonging and addresses the ensuing questions from a historical, theological, and missiological perspective. The data reveals that the respondents profess faith in Jesus Christ; however, most remain unbaptized and insist on their Hindu identity. Hence, a heuristic model for a contextualized baptism as Guru-diksha is proposed. The emergent church among Hindu devotees should be considered, from the perspective of world Christianity, as a disparate form of belonging while remaining within one's community of birth. The insistence on a visible church and a distinct community of Christ's followers is contested because the devotees should construct their contextual ecclesiology, since it is an indigenous discovery of the Christian faith. Thus, the "Christian" label for the adherents is dispensable while retaining their socio-ethnic Hindu identity. Christian mission should discontinue extraction and assimilation; instead, missional praxis should be within the given sociocultural structures, recognizing their idiosyncrasies as legitimate in God's eyes and in need of transformation, like any human culture.
Download or read book Tarab written by Carl Cleves and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Sudan to Northern New South Wales, Tarab is an epic, mesmerising tale of high adventure and the search for meaning. Carl Cleves escapes national service in Belgium to live in South Africa at the height of the apartheid era. So begin the adventures and quests, wanderings and narrow escapes, mishaps and illuminations of a guitar-toting troubadour in his roles as young beat poet, law student, single father, relief worker in India and recording star in Brazil. Cleves’s page turning memoir is no simple music biography, but rather the travel story of an artist’s quest for tarab: a place where music and poetry bestow true bliss upon the lucky one. It’s by turns philosophical, funny, adventurous and insightful. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition of Tarab is a must read for all lovers of travel literature.
Download or read book Lonely Planet s Wonders of the World written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Antarctica and the Amazon to Victoria Falls and the Great Wall of China, Lonely Planet reveals 101 spectacular sights and how to see them on any budget. Inspiring and practical, with expert advice on how and when to visit, where to stay and a range of itineraries, you'll discover how to visit the world's wonders in a way that suits you.
Download or read book Varanasi Visited written by Leon Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photo record of a 2019 visit to Varanasi in Utter Pradesh, India. Varanasi is recognised as the spiritual capital of India.Hindu Pilgrims travel to Varanisi to bathe in the sacred waters of the River Ganges's from the Ghats and perform funeral rites.Varanasi's Ghats are access via a network of narrow, busy Alleyways."Varanasi Visited" is a personal photo record of those places and activities.
Download or read book Heritage Studies A Compendium written by Dr. Priyanka Joshi and published by Nyra Publishers LLP. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Heritage Studies - A Compendium" is a comprehensive compilation of ideologies and facts related to Heritage Studies, meticulously designed for students under India's New Education Policy (NEP). This book emerged from the recognition that no single resource currently covers the entire syllabus comprehensively, making it an invaluable reference for students. Crafted to be both informative and accessible, this essential guide is ideal for anyone studying Heritage Conservation, Heritage Management, or any other aspect of Heritage Studies. It encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, providing detailed information and thorough discussions on various terms and notions. Readers will explore the local heritage of Maharashtra, the national heritage of India, and world heritage. The aim of this book is to offer a deep understanding of our rich and diverse heritage, presenting complex concepts in a student-friendly manner. Whether you are a novice student or an enthusiast seeking to expand your knowledge,
Download or read book Journey s End written by Anita Ganeri and published by Evans Brothers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Garuda Purana A Concise Guide written by The Divine Edits and published by by Mocktime Publication. This book was released on 2023-04-22 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garuda Purana - A Concise Guide
