Essays about: "varanasi"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word varanasi.

  1. 11. Is the Mazar a Meeting Place forMulti-culture? : A Study of Yakub Shahid Mazar.

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Katarina Lindahl; [2010]
    Keywords : Sufism; Banaras; Benares; Varanasi; Mazar; Multi-culture; Bhakti;

    Abstract : India is a syncretistic country where several religions coexist. Amystical branch of Islam, ufism, brings Hindus and Muslims togetherwhen the devotees from both religions worship the same saints andmeet at the same sacred places. READ MORE

  3. 12. Images of Kabir : As described by Yadav in Assi and Nagwa, and Julaha in Shivala and Saket Nagar

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten; Karlstads universitet

    Author : Kristian Niemi; [2008]
    Keywords : india; banaras; benares; varanasi; kabir; kabirdas; poet-saints; nirgun; nirguna; julaha; yadav; assi; asi; nagwa; helgonpoet; helgon-poet; indien;

    Abstract : In his own time, the nirguna poet-saint Kabir was a controversial figure. He spoke ill of Islam and Hinduism alike, yet, in the end, both groups claimed him as their own. In this essay, various images of Kabir are discussed. Kabir as he appears in legends; Kabir as he appears in his poems; Kabir as a historical figure. READ MORE

  4. 13. Everyday Movement Patterns of Women in Assi : A Socio-spatial Approach

    University essay from Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Ingrid Ranke; [2006]
    Keywords : Human geography; India; Women; Caste; Socio-spatial dialectic; Place access; Varanasi; Assi; Everyday routine; Kulturgeografi; Indien; Kvinnor; Kast; Socio-rumslig dialektik; Varanasi; Assi; Vardagliga rörelsemönster;

    Abstract : This essay seeks to explore the societal institution of caste from a socio-spatial perspective. The focus is on everyday routine of individuals and on the places this routine is connected with. A special interest is the access that different people have to different places. READ MORE