James Lochtefeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 10812239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Lochtefeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Lochtefeld |
| SIGNATURE | LOCHTEFELD J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
God's Gateway
This book examines how sacred meaning is created, reinforced, and maintained in Hardwar, an important Hindu pilgrimage site (tirtha). Hardwar’s religious identity is inextricably tied to the river Ganges, and the city’s sacred narratives (present and past) present its identity as fixed and unchanging—as for many Hindu pilgrimage sites. This perspective ignores mundane factors such as economic, social, or technological change, which have sharply a…
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God's Gateway
This book examines how sacred meaning is created, reinforced, and maintained in Hardwar, an important Hindu pilgrimage site (tirtha). Hardwar’s religious identity is inextricably tied to the river Ganges, and the city’s sacred narratives (present and past) present its identity as fixed and unchanging—as for many Hindu pilgrimage sites. This perspective ignores mundane factors such as economic, social, or technological change, which have sharply a…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Buddhism (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Genealogy (1 work)