Walking with Pilgrims

ISBN-13: 9781032654300 / Miękka / 2024 / 424 str.

Ruma Bose

Opis

This volume explores the vital relationship between pilgrimage and society via a focus on a specific pilgrimage – the Kanwar pilgrimage in India and the southeast Terai of Nepal.

Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Spis treści

1. Introducing the Pilgrimage 2. Everyday Life and Pilgrimage 3. Emergence of the Kanwar Pilgrimage 4. Interweaving Rhythms 5. The Beginning, Pilgrims and their Motivations 6. On the Road, Songs, Purity and Food 7. The Work of the Pilgrimage and Onwards to the Temple 8. The Return and Reflections on the Pilgrimage Today 9. Closing Thoughts: Ritual Labour, Real Fruits

O autorze

Ruma Bose graduated in Medicine from Calcutta University and practiced as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in London. She obtained a Masters degree in Medical Anthropology from University College, London (2000). She has a special interest in anthropology and mental health, a subject she has taught, researched and written about.