Narmadāparikramā - Circumambulation of the Narmadā River

On the Tradition of a Unique Hindu Pilgrimage
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22857-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 42, 28 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 794 g

Reihe: Brill's Indological Library

In Narmadaparikrama. Circumambulation of the Narmada River Jürgen Neuss offers for the first time a comprehensive study of the Narmadaparikrama, a singular Hindu pilgrimage, which comprises the complete circumambulation of the Central Indian river Narmada. Following a brief general introduction, the first part of the book comprises a text-historical analysis of the Sanskrit texts which are traditionally regarded as the basis for this rite. The second part represents a synoptic translation of two modern pilgrims’ handbooks in Hindi, which link the mythological place names of the Sanskrit texts with actual geographical locations. Part three consists of synopses of available Sanskrit source texts, and the concluding part summarizes the many-fold findings and results of the study in thematically arranged maps.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in medieval/modern Hinduism and/or pilgrimage studies; Indologists in general; Anthropologists concerned with Central India; Scholars in Religious Studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neuß, Jürgen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien

Über Autor(innen)

Neuß, Jürgen
Jürgen Neuss, Ph.D. (2007), studied Indology at Berlin and Allahabad. He worked at Free University Berlin from 2000-2010, until the closure of the Indological Department was finalized. He has published a number of articles on different indological subjects.