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Death in Banaras (Paperback, New): Jonathan P. Parry

Death in Banaras (Paperback, New)

Jonathan P. Parry; Foreword by Anthony T. Carter

Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures

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As a place to die, to dispose of the physical remains of the deceased and to perform the rites that ensure that the departed attains a "good state" after death, the north Indian city of Banaras attracts pilgrims and mourners from all over the Hindu world. This book is primarily about the priests and other kinds of "sacred specialists" who serve them, about the way in which they organize their business, and about their representations of death and understandings of the rituals over which they preside.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures
Release date: July 1994
First published: 1994
Authors: Jonathan P. Parry
Foreword by: Anthony T. Carter
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 344
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-46625-7
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 0-521-46625-3
Barcode: 9780521466257

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