“Weasternization” of the West: Kumbh Mela as a Pilgrimage Place For Spiritual Seekers from the West

This paper will, with reference to fieldwork carried out during the Kumbh Mela 2013, the big pilgrimage among Hindus in India, discuss the impact that the East is having on the West. Cambell has termed this process for: 'The Easternization of the West' (2007) when Eastern notions and world...

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Main Author: Qvortrup Fibiger, Marianne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2015]
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 15-21
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kumbha Melā / Field-research
B Asia / Religion / Influence / Western world
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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