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| #752067 in eBooks | 2013-06-05 | 2013-06-05 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| An introduction to a timeless city|By Timothy Bever|I had the opportunity to go to Varanasi (Banaras, Benares, Kashi), the 3000-yr-old city that is the one of the hearts of Hinduism, and wanted to get up to speed before I went. This book (35yrs old) still captures the essence of this timeless city. History, culture, religion: it does a good job of explaining what you'll encou||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)
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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...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT | Diana L. Eck. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
