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Living Banaras
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By focusing on contemporary popular religious traditions, the book represents a substantial contribution to the study of modern religious practices in Banaras,
Death in Banaras
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A study of Hindu death rituals and the sacred specialists who perform them in the Indian city of Banaras.
Culture and Power in Banaras
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This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centers in India's eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyd
Visualizing Space in Banaras
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The city of Banaras is widely known as a unique, impressive and particularly ancient historical place. But for many it is above all a universal, cosmic, and in