Hindu Places of Pilgrimage in India

A Study in Cultural Geography

Bibliographic Data

ID4906342
AuthorsNora Mitchell (0000-0002-4745-438X)
Year1975
Volume65
Issue3
Pages417
Publication date1975-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeREVIEW
Review ofHindu Places of Pilgrimage in India: A Study in Cultural Geography (Center for South & Southeast Asia Studies), Surinder M Bhardwaj, 1983
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/213547
OpenAlexW2070381076
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Dr. Bhardwaj's in-depth study of the various aspects of the institution of pilgrimage shows that instead of being a simple practice it has been a gigantic phenomenon affecting all aspects of Indian life...integrating diverse forces, various cults, and numerous traditions over the ages. (Asian Student). This is the best general survey of a major religion's total pilgrimage system and the best intensive investigation of one of its subsystems...Dr. Bhardwaj's book is an important step towards the recognition of a social phenomenon which has for millennia played a crucial role in the integration of religions, nationalities, and international communities. And, not least importantly, it is highly readable. (Journal of the American Academy of Religion). Detailed, accurate, and generally informative; he has succeeded in tracing, for the first time, the relationship of the rank-order or 'level' of a sacred place...to its degree of sanctity, type of deity, and caste and motivation of the pilgrim...The implications of Mr. Bhardwaj's study are profound and necessary to the understanding of Indian religion...it is fascinating. (Times Literary Supplement). Here is a fine example of what the geographic study of India needs: disciplined work that shows full awareness of Indian cultural meanings...it sets a worth standard. (Professional Geographer

Ancient history · Archaeology · Cultural geography · Economic geography · Ethnology · Geography · Hinduism · Human geography · Pilgrimage · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Religious Studies

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