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The Sacred In The City
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Author : Liliana Gómez
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-09
The Sacred In The City written by Liliana Gómez and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with Social Science categories.
This book reflects the way in which the city interacts with the sacred in all its many guises, with religion and the human search for meaning in life. As the process of urbanization of society is accelerating thus giving an increasing importance to cities and the 'metropolis', it is relevant to investigate the social or cultural cohesion that these urban agglomerations manifest. Religion is keenly observed as witnessing a growth, crucially impacting cultural and political dynamics, as well as determining the emergence of new sacred symbols and their inscription in urban spaces worldwide. The sacred has become an important category of a new interpretation of social and cultural transformation processes. From a unique broader perspective, the volume focuses on the relationship between the city and the sacred. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, combining the expertise of philosophers, historians, architects, social geographers, sociologists and anthropologists, it draws a nuanced picture of the different layers of religion, of the sacred and its diverse forms within the city, with examples from Europe, South America and the Caribbean, and Africa.
The Sacred In The City
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Author : Liliana Gómez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Sacred In The City written by Liliana Gómez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Cities and towns categories.
The Sacred City Of The Hindus
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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Hindu temples categories.
Homer And The Sacred City
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Author : Stephen Scully
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Homer And The Sacred City written by Stephen Scully and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Literary Criticism categories.
The importance of the polis in Homeric literature is most evident in the Iliad, a poem concerned in large measure with the holy city of Troy. Stephen Scully here deepens our understanding of both the poetic and the social significance of the city in Homer through a close analysis of the poem's formulaic language. Drawing on scholarship in literary studies, archaeology, and comparative religion, Scully demonstrates that it is the urban setting of the Iliad, as well as the collision of the individual fates of its characters, which generates its most profound tragic themes.
Benares The Sacred City
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Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
Benares The Sacred City written by Ernest Binfield Havell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with Buddhism categories.
The Sacred City Of The Hindus
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Author : Rev M. a. Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-28
The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Rev M. a. Sherring and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-28 with History categories.
From the PREFACE. The history of a country is sometimes epitomized in the history of one of its principal cities. The city of Benares represents India, religiously and intellectually, just as Paris represents the political sentiments of France. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity, and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. In Benares, Buddhism was first promulgated; in Benares, Hinduism has had her home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries. This city, therefore, has given impulse and vigour to the two religions which to this day govern half the world. An account of a city of such remarkable associations, which has occupied such a prominent place in the annals of the human race, is not without its importance, and ought not to be devoid of interest. Having resided in it for several years, I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character. The task I have set myself is not that of discussing the religious systems existing there, which -would he an unnecessary undertaking, it having been so frequently accomplished by abler hands, - but of giving a representation of Benares as she was in the past, and as she is in the present. Her early condition, her connexion with ancient Buddhism - her architectural remains - her famous temples, holy wells and tanks, and numerous ghats or stairs leading down to the Ganges - the legends concerning them - the peculiar customs at the temples - the ceremonies of the idolater - the modes of worship - the religious festivals, and other topics, illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India, are dwelt upon, with some amount of detail, in this volume. I have deemed it of moment, also, in a book of this nature, to make some observations on the influence which education, European civilization, and, above all, Christianity, are now exerting upon the city. As Benares has held a foremost place in the history of India for two thousand five hundred years, at the least, so, in all likelihood, she is destined to retain that position in the new era of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land. Portions of this work have, at various times, appeared in print, in contributions to the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and in a lecture delivered before the Benares Institute, published in the Transactions of that Society. I would express my warmest thanks to Charles Horne, Esq., C.S., late Judge of Benares, for his very valuable assistance in the archaeological researches described in this book, especially in Chapters xix. and xx. My thanks are also due to J. H. B. Ironside, Esq., C.B., Magistrate of Benares, for his kindness in placing at my disposal a paper on the Melas or Festivals of Benares, drawn up by Babu Sital Prasad, Deputy Inspector of Schools. I would likewise acknowledge my great obligations to D. Tresham, Esq., Head Master of the Government Normal School, Benares, for his excellent photographs of the city, from which the illustrations of this volume have been taken. M. A. SHERRING, July 2nd, 1868.
The Sacred City Of Anuradhapura With Forty Six Illustrations
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Author : Walisinha Harischandra
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 1998
The Sacred City Of Anuradhapura With Forty Six Illustrations written by Walisinha Harischandra and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
The Sacred City Of The Hindus An Account Of Benares In Ancient And Modern Times
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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The Sacred City Of The Hindus An Account Of Benares In Ancient And Modern Times written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Sacred City Of The Hindus
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Author : M. A. Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2020-01-22
The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by M. A. Sherring and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-22 with History categories.
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The Sacred City Of The Ethiopians
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Author : James Theodore Bent
language : en
Publisher: London ; New York : Longmans, Green
Release Date : 1893
The Sacred City Of The Ethiopians written by James Theodore Bent and has been published by London ; New York : Longmans, Green this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Ethiopia categories.