The Place of Devotion: Sitting and Experiencing Divinity in Bengal-Vaishanvism

294 Pages·2015·10.186 MB·English

by  Sukanya Sarbadhikary

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The Place of Devotion
Siting and Experiencing Divinity in
Bengal-Vaishnavism
Sukanya Sarbadhikary
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Suggested citation: Sarbadhikary, Sukanya. The Place of
Devotion: Siting and Experiencing Divinity in Bengal-
Vaishnavism. Oakland: University of California Press,
2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/luminos.2
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sarbadhikary, Sukanya, 1983- author.
The place of devotion : siting and e xperiencing
divinity in Bengal-Vaishnavism / Sukanya
Sarbadhikary.—First edition.
pages cm. — (South Asia across the disciplines)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
iSbn 978–0-520–28771–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) —
iSbn 0–520–28771–1 (pbk. : alk. paper) —
iSbn 978–0-520–96266–8 (ebook) —
iSbn 0–520–96266–4 (ebook)
1. Vaishnavism—India—Bengal. 2. Sacred space—
India—Bengal. 3.  Anthropology of religion—India—
Bengal.  I. Title. II. Series: South Asia across the
disciplines.
BL1284.532.B46S37 2015
294.5’35095414—dc23
2015007907
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To the sounds and silences of faith