Uprising of the Fools: Pilgrimage as Moral Protest in Contemporary India by Vikash Singh

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Uprising of the Fools: Pilgrimage as Moral Protest in Contemporary India

Vikash Singh

256 pages hardcover 2017

3 editions

nonfiction religion sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The Kanwar is India's largest annual religious pilgrimage. Millions of participants gather sacred water from the Ganga and carry it across hundreds of miles to dispense as offerings in Śiva shrines. These devotees--called bhola, gullible or fools,...

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