Religion and senses of place / edited by Graham Harvey and Opinderjit Kaur Takhar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Graham, 1959- editor.

Takhar, Opinderjit Kaur, 1972- editor.

Series:

Religion and the senses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and geography.

Place (Philosophy).

Sacred space.

Senses and sensation--Religious aspects.

Senses and sensation.

Physical Description:

xii, 232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2021.

Summary:

"This volume examines sense of place in which people not only perform religious acts in particular places but also understand emplacement / belonging to be key features of their religious practices and identities. Such places include specific local shrines and large territories. Religion and Senses of Place focuses on case studies of religions originating in South Asia and those identifiable as "Indigenous""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Clouds Drifting through a Landscape: Glimpses of Rishikesh / Stephen Jacobs

2. Ji Aya Nu: Gurdwaras as Refuge and Target in the Islamophobic World Order / Tavleen Kaur

3. The Role of Place in Shaping the Practice and Meaning of Seva among Jain Ascetics in Gujarat / N. Rajaram

4. Aughars and their Sense of `Place' / Jishnu Shankar

5. Sense, Place and the Goddess: Devotion to Kali in Cross-Cultural Perspective / Nicole Petersen

6. The Spirit of Place: Encounters with the Bauls and Fakirs of West Bengal / Tara Baoth Mooney

7. Landscapes of Enchantment and Their Usage: A Critical Case-Study from the Khasi Ethnic Community of Meghalaya / Margaret Lyngdoh

8. Indigenous American Quadripartitioned Sense of Place / Miguel Astor-Aguilera

9. A Tuna in Every Puna: Photofilmic Practices and Ngati Porou Maori Tribal Desires for Environmental Reinvigoration of Freshwater Springs / Natalie Robertson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Religion and senses of place

ISBN:

9781800500655

1800500653

9781800500662

1800500661

OCLC:

1245345124

Publisher Number:

99989175343