Pravin S Rana
Biographic Data
| ID | 4046311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pravin S Rana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pravin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Rana |
| SIGNATURE | RANA P S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Arts Banaras Hindu University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3314-2238 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Environment as a sacred space
People form a sense of themselves and their environmental surroundings at a variety of scales, time frames, functions, mobilities, quests, and mental states. The natural environment and its various attributes have long attracted people to gaze at and appreciate the aesthetics and sense of place that comes from natural elements, such as rivers, mountains, and forests. Many Hindu mythologies describe mountains as places possessing a deep power of s…
Sacred Water Pools of Hindu Sacredscapes in North India
The basic metaphysical frame of life in ancient India, that of sacred water (paviṭra jala) and the notion that “Water itself is life” (jala hī jivan hai), can be illustrated with case studies of two cities. Settled continuously since 1000 BCE, the cities of Varanasi and Ayodhya have been eulogized as the salvific holy-heritage cities in India known for their ritualscapes associated with sacred waters and pools. According to the ancient treatises …
Sacred Water Pools of Hindu Sacredscapes in North India
The basic metaphysical frame of life in ancient India, that of sacred water (paviṭra jala) and the notion that “Water itself is life” (jala hī jivan hai), can be illustrated with case studies of two cities. Settled continuously since 1000 BCE, the cities of Varanasi and Ayodhya have been eulogized as the salvific holy-heritage cities in India known for their ritualscapes associated with sacred waters and pools. According to the ancient treatises …
Environment as a sacred space
People form a sense of themselves and their environmental surroundings at a variety of scales, time frames, functions, mobilities, quests, and mental states. The natural environment and its various attributes have long attracted people to gaze at and appreciate the aesthetics and sense of place that comes from natural elements, such as rivers, mountains, and forests. Many Hindu mythologies describe mountains as places possessing a deep power of s…
Sacred Water Pools of Hindu Sacredscapes in North India
The basic metaphysical frame of life in ancient India, that of sacred water (paviṭra jala) and the notion that “Water itself is life” (jala hī jivan hai), can be illustrated with case studies of two cities. Settled continuously since 1000 BCE, the cities of Varanasi and Ayodhya have been eulogized as the salvific holy-heritage cities in India known for their ritualscapes associated with sacred waters and pools. According to the ancient treatises …
Art (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works) · Hinduism (1 works) · History (1 works)