Sacred India

William Dalrymple (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2002 | New edition
Lonely Planet Publications (Verlag)
978-1-74059-366-3 (ISBN)

Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage

Artikel merken

From a humble postal worker performing "puja" for safe deliverance of a parcel to a former salesman who has renounced material life, religion suffuses every aspect of life in India. This book explores the presence of the divine in the mundane, through photography and personal stories.

India boasts the world's largest Islamic population, one of the world's oldest Jewish communities and is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. From a humble postal worker performing "puja" for safe deliverance of a parcel to a former salesman who has renounced material life and set off on the path of self-realization, religion suffuses every aspect of life in India. This book explores the presence of the divine in the mundane, through photography and personal stories.

Hinduism - Islam - Sikhism - Buddhism - Christianity - Gurus and Ashrams - Jainism - Judaism - Zoroastrianism - Tribal Religions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2002
Vorwort	William Dalrymple
Zusatzinfo	200 colour photos
Verlagsort	Hawthorn, Victoria
Sprache	englisch
Maße	285 x 215 mm
Gewicht	800 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Reisen ► Bildbände ► Asien
	Reiseführer ► Asien ► Indien
ISBN-10	1-74059-366-9 / 1740593669
ISBN-13	978-1-74059-366-3 / 9781740593663
Zustand	Neuware