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Pilgrims, Patrons, and Place: Localizing Sanctity in Asian Religions (Asian Religions and Society Series) PDF

388 Pages·2003·2.438 MB·English
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by Phyllis Granoff, Koichi Shinohara| 2003| 388 pages| 2.438| English

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This book brings together essays by anthropologists, scholars of religion, and art historians on the subject of sacred place and sacred biography in Asia. The chapters span a broad geographical area that includes India, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, and China, and explore issues from the classical and medieval period to the present. They show how sacred places have a plurality of meanings for all religious communities and how in their construction, secular politics, private religious experience, and sectarian rivalry can all intersect. The contributors explore some of the most fundamental challenges that religious groups face as they expand from their homeland or confront the demands of modernity. In every case the biography of a saint or founding figure proves to be central to the formation of religious identity. Sacred place becomes a means of concretizing the ever-expanding sphere of the saint’s influence. While some chapters deal with well- known religious movements and sites, others discuss little known groups and help to enrich our understanding of the diversity of religious belief in Asia. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of Asian religion and hagiography, but to others who seek to understand the ways in which religious groups accommodate to the challenges of new environments and new times.

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Author:Phyllis Granoff, Koichi Shinohara
Publication Year:2003
ISBN:774810394
Pages:388
Language:English
File Size:2.438
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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