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Foreword, From Holy Places And Pilgrimages: Essays On India, Robert H. Stoddard
Foreword, From Holy Places And Pilgrimages: Essays On India, Robert H. Stoddard
Department of Geography: Faculty Publications
This collection of twelve articles continues a long and rich body of information about pilgrimages. Written materials in the form of pamphlets, guidebooks, manuals, itineraries, and treatises about pilgrimages date from antiquity (see, e.g. the discussion in this volume by Rana Singh about ancient epics, pp. 15-20). Travelling to places regarded by worshippers as having extraordinary spiritual power is a phenomenon permeating all religious traditions so it is logical that it appears in various literary forms.
Great Plains Region From Encyclopedia Of Religion In America, Volume 2, Robert H. Stoddard
Great Plains Region From Encyclopedia Of Religion In America, Volume 2, Robert H. Stoddard
Department of Geography: Faculty Publications
To understand the religions of a region, it is helpful to examine its environmental characteristics and the history of human occupation of that land because interpretations and forms of worship often reflect the environment with which believers cope. Although characteristics of the natural environment are intricately incorporated into most ancient religions, this relationship may be less obvious in religions with creeds and set of beliefs enunciated by historic figures. Here focus is on how the religious history of the Great Plains distinguishes it from other parts of America.