Banaras, City of Light"In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Banaras, City of Light |
| Author | Diana L. Eck |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0231114478, 9780231114479 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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