Product Description
(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2008, Religion/Hinduism)
Benares, Kashi or Varanasi -- this illustrious place of pilgrimage and idealized nucleus of faith -- has been likened to Jerusalem or Mecca. It is acknowledged throughout the world as a centre of Hindu tradition and a seat of ancient learning. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. This book, written just after the freedom struggle of 1857, offers a piercing insight into the culture of Benares as seen through the eyes of a European at that time.
Available April 10, 2010
Benares, Kashi or Varanasi -- this illustrious place of pilgrimage and idealized nucleus of faith -- has been likened to Jerusalem or Mecca. It is acknowledged throughout the world as a centre of Hindu tradition and a seat of ancient learning. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. This book, written just after the freedom struggle of 1857, offers a piercing insight into the culture of Benares as seen through the eyes of a European at that time.