Bare Feet and Sacred Ground: "“Viṣṇu Was Here"”

The meaning of a symbol is not intrinsic and should best be seen in relation to the symbolic order underlying it. In this article we explore the ritual complexities pertaining to the body's most lowly and dirty part: the feet. On entering sacred ground persons are admonished to take off their f...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Nugteren, Albertina 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Material Culture
B sacred geography
B place of pilgrimage
B imaginative embodiment
B Ritual
B Hinduism
B Viṣ?u's footprint
B India
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