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Banaras - by Diana Eck (Paperback)

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  • This is the acclaimed study and interpretation of Banaras, the holy place of the Hindus.
  • About the Author: Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies and director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University.
  • 448 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Hinduism

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"In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps.



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This is the acclaimed study and interpretation of Banaras, the holy place of the Hindus.



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A major event among studies of India.--John Stratton Hawley "Asia"

Eck is a master of tone here. She begins as dry scholar, allows her personal voice to emerge and then, through judicious use of lyric quotations, advances to a striking level of exaltation and triumph.... To take us gently off this high, Eck buttresses us-and her arguments-with a truly amazing display of addenda; glossaries, calendars and appendices. One ends filled with admiration and awe, not just for the vision given us, but for the scholarship and dedication that made it possible.-- "Los Angeles Times"

In Banaras, Diana Eck... has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites.... Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city.-- "Washington Post"

The most beautiful book... on India.-- "Journal of the American Academy of Religion"



About the Author



Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies and director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She is the author of many books, including Dar´san: Seeing the Divine Image in India and the editor of On Common Ground: World Religions in America, a multimedia CD-ROM, both published by Columbia.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.22 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.72 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Hinduism
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Diana Eck
Language: English
Street Date: August 11, 1999
TCIN: 85178354
UPC: 9780231114479
Item Number (DPCI): 247-62-5750
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.72 pounds
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