Description:
Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism.
Review Quotes:
"Jacobsen's book is a worthy and useful complement to past studies of pilgrimage in India." - Carl Olson Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, International Journal of Hindu Studies