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Page 52
The Bengali, as much as the anthropologist, is confronted with the seemingly
infinite variety of symbol, ritual, doctrine, deities, etc., and requires a framework
for sorting these out. The religious tradition provides a hierarchical system of ...
The Bengali, as much as the anthropologist, is confronted with the seemingly
infinite variety of symbol, ritual, doctrine, deities, etc., and requires a framework
for sorting these out. The religious tradition provides a hierarchical system of ...
Page 58
There could not be this perfect relationship of lover and beloved between the
individual and the Bhagavat in a situation of non-duality, hence the insistence on
duality in Vaisnava doctrine. The philosophical ideas summarised above are tied
to ...
There could not be this perfect relationship of lover and beloved between the
individual and the Bhagavat in a situation of non-duality, hence the insistence on
duality in Vaisnava doctrine. The philosophical ideas summarised above are tied
to ...
Page 59
Both sects are intimately part of one religious system and, though manifestly
different, share a great deal of imagery, symbolism and doctrine. They are true to
the statement by Louis Renou (1962:45) that a sect 'adheres to a specific part of ...
Both sects are intimately part of one religious system and, though manifestly
different, share a great deal of imagery, symbolism and doctrine. They are true to
the statement by Louis Renou (1962:45) that a sect 'adheres to a specific part of ...
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Contents
The Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 12 |
Figures | 43 |
The Philosophical Roots of the Pilgrimage Tradition | 46 |
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according actions activities aspects association Bābā Bangladesh bathing behaviour believed body Brahman Caitanya Calcutta called caste cent centre characteristics claimed common cremation culture daily death deity devotion District divine especially existence fact festival Ganges Gaudiya give given goddess Hindu holds holy human important India individual initiation institution journey Krsna linga located mahanta Mandira matha Māyā means month Mother Navadvip object offering original patterns perform pilgrims pithas place of pilgrimage popular practices present priests pujā Purāna regional religious residence ritual river sacred places says sect seek shrine significance Siva social songs spiritual story structure symbolic Tārā Tarakeswar Tarapith temple texts tion tirtha town tradition tree universe Vaisnava various village vows West Bengal worship
Bibliographic information
| Title | Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: A Case Study of West Bengal Oxford University South Asian studies series |
| Author | E. Alan Morinis |
| Editor | E. Alan Morinis |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | New York, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 25 Apr 2007 |
| ISBN | 0195614127, 9780195614121 |
| Length | 346 pages |
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