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1. Authenticity and Pilgrimage

  • Madhuri Desai
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Banaras Reconstructed
This chapter is in the book Banaras Reconstructed
© 2017, University of Washington Press

© 2017, University of Washington Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction: The Paradox of Banaras 1
  6. 1. Authenticity and Pilgrimage 17
  7. 2. Palimpsests and Authority 30
  8. 3. Expansion and Invention 73
  9. 4. Spectacle and Ritual 118
  10. 5. Order and Antiquity 154
  11. 6. Visions and Embellishments 187
  12. Conclusion: Banaras Revisited 211
  13. Notes 215
  14. Glossary 259
  15. Bibliography 261
  16. Index 279
  17. Global South Asia 293
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295741611-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction: The Paradox of Banaras 1
  6. 1. Authenticity and Pilgrimage 17
  7. 2. Palimpsests and Authority 30
  8. 3. Expansion and Invention 73
  9. 4. Spectacle and Ritual 118
  10. 5. Order and Antiquity 154
  11. 6. Visions and Embellishments 187
  12. Conclusion: Banaras Revisited 211
  13. Notes 215
  14. Glossary 259
  15. Bibliography 261
  16. Index 279
  17. Global South Asia 293
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