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Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Benares, the Sacred City written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sacred City of the Hindus written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. A. Sherring
Publisher : South Asia Books
ISBN 13 : 9788186142882
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Benares written by M. A. Sherring and published by South Asia Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330270998
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Benares, the Sacred City written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion It is, perhaps, because Benares is not forbidden, that such a mine of human interest, and one of the most extraordinary cities of the East, is now probably less known to most Europeans than Lhasa. Even of the Europeans who have seen Benares, few have any adequate conception of the ideas and beliefs which many millions of our fellow-subjects associate with it. Few, indeed, have either the time or the inclination to read through the increasing accumulation of very solid literature which deals with the philosophic side of Hinduism; and the more popular missionary accounts (with our national tendency to underrate the enemy's strength) generally make the mistake of representing all Hinduism as a mass of degraded superstitions and idolatry, only held together by the profound ignorance and backwardness of the Indian people. These sketches are not offered as a contribution to oriental scholarship, or to religious controversy, but as an attempt to give an intelligible outline of Hindu ideas and religious practices, and especially as a presentation of the imaginative and artistic side of Indian religions, which can be observed at few places so well as in the sacred city and its neighbourhood - the birthplace of Buddhism and of one of the principal sects of Hinduism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Benares, the sacred city, sketches of Hindu life and religion written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. A. Sherring
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ISBN 13 : 9788173032356
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (323 download)
Download or read book Benares written by M. A. Sherring and published by . This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written just after the freedom struggle of 1857 it offers a piercing insight into the culture of Benares as seen through the eyes of a European, telling why it has been for over two and a half thousand years a pre-eminent sacred city of Hindus.
Author : E. B. Havell
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Benares - the Sacred City written by E. B. Havell and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ernest B. Havell
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (935 download)
Download or read book Benares, the Sacred City written by Ernest B. Havell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Diana L. Eck
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307832953
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Banaras written by Diana L. Eck and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sacred city of Banāras on the River Ganges is one of the oldest living cities in the world—as old as Jerusalem, Athens, and Peking. It is the place where Shiva, the Lord of All, is said to have made his permanent home since the dawn of creation. There are few cities in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic of the whole of Hindu culture as Banāras. In this eloquent, finely observed study, Diana Eck shows how the city over the centuries has become a lens through which the Hindu vision of the world is precisely focused. She reveals the spiritual and historical resonance of this holy place where great sages such as the Buddha and Shankara were taught, where ashrams, palaces, and universities were built, where God has been imagined and imagined in a thousand ways. She describes the rites of its temples, the busy life of its riverfront, and the exuberance of its festivals. She tells how people travel from all over India to Banāras for the privilege of dying a good death here, for they believe that on the banks of the River Ganges where “the atmosphere of devotion is improbable in its strength,” it is possible to be released from the earthly round forever. In her account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city, its elaborate and thriving rituals, its myths and literature, and its importance to pilgrims and seekers, Diana Eck uses her wealth of scholarship to make the Hindu tradition come powerfully alive so that we come to understand the meaning of this sacred city to the millions of believers who have been coming here for over 2,500 years.
Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781295342341
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Benares written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : E. B. (Ernest Binfield) Havell
Publisher : Calcutta : Thacker Spink
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Benares : the Sacred City : Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion written by E. B. (Ernest Binfield) Havell and published by Calcutta : Thacker Spink. This book was released on 1968 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nandini Majumdar
Publisher : Roli Books
ISBN 13 : 9788174369710
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)
Download or read book Banaras written by Nandini Majumdar and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banaras is a city on the banks of the river Ganges. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. It is regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is portrayed beautifully through Majumdar's captivating perspective on different walks around the city. Banaras witnesses thousands of devout Hindus who journey to the banks of the Ganga to wash their sins away. The ghats and the riot of colors only add to the character of this city. Banaras now known as Varanasi is also a major tourist attraction and welcomes thousands from around the world.
Author : Mathew Atmore Sherring
Publisher : South Asia Books
ISBN 13 : 9788185418681
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Benares written by Mathew Atmore Sherring and published by South Asia Books. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E.B. Havell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789395520591
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Banaras written by E.B. Havell and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. B. Havell
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ISBN 13 : 9781497811249
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Benares the Sacred City written by E. B. Havell and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1905 Edition.
Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Benares, the Sacred City of the Hindus, in Ancient and Modern Times written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural perspective.
Author : Rana Singh
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443816078
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Cosmic Order and Cultural Astronomy written by Rana Singh and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the Indian subcontinent there are territories and areas wherein culture, geography, and the archetypal cosmos interact with each other to create a sacredscape that is infused with meaning, cultural performances and transcendent power. These sacred sites possess extensive mythological associations where believed that spirit can cross between different realms. In a broad perspective such studies falls within the realm of cultural astronomy, which has two broad areas, viz. archaeoastronomy, concerned with the study of the use of astronomy and its role in ancient cultures and civilizations; and ethnoastronomy that studies the use of astronomy and its role in contemporary cultures. The seven essays in this volume deals with the critical appraisal of studying cultural astronomy and cosmic order and its implications in India, illustrated with case studies like heritagescape of Khajuraho, where stone speaks; manescape of Gaya, where manes come and bless the devotees; Deviscape of Vindhyachal, where goddess resorts; Shivascape of Kashi, where Shiva dances in making order; Shaktiscape of Kashi, that possesses the spatial ordering of goddesses; and Naturscape of Chitrakut, where mother earth blesses.
