India's "Tīrthas": "Crossings" in Sacred Geography

1981/05/01 by Diana L. Eck · 3 citations
Social Sciences · #Global Maritime and Colonial Histories #Philippine History and Culture #Geography #History

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/462878

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Abstract

and the elaboration of the notion of tirtha in the locative ritual traditions of Hinduism.

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