Banaras: City of Light - Softcover

Eck, Diana L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0710202369 ISBN 13: 9780710202369

Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia, 1984

Synopsis

A luminous work, as befits this City of Light. I know of few books that capture the soul of a sacred city to the degree that this one does'-Huston Smith, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion, Syracuse University One of the oldest living cities in the world, Banaras is also where Shiva, the Lord of All, is believed to have made his home since the dawn of creation. There are few places in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic of the whole of Hindu culture as this city where God is imagined and imaged in a thousand ways. Through her account of the history, geography and art of the city, its elaborate and thriving rituals, its myths and literature, Diana Eck brings out the significance Banaras holds for the millions of pilgrims and seekers who have been coming here for over 2500 years.

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0710202369
• ISBN 13: 9780710202369
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452