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On the banks of the Gaṅgā : when wastewater meets a sacred river

By Kelly D. Alley

Book information

Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780472068081, 0472068083, 9780472098088, 047209808X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
59 MB (61627756 bytes)
Pages
\310
Time added
2021-03-28 05:35:27
BangladeshGanges RiverhinduismIndiaNaturePollutionsewageUttar PradeshVaranasiWater Quality

Description

Alley investigates ethno-semantic, discursive, and institutional data to flesh out the interplay between religious, scientific, and official discourses about the river Ganga. Using a new outward layering methodology, she points out that anthropological analysis must separate the historical and discursive strands of the debates concerning waste and sacred purity in order to reveal the cultural complexities that surround the Ganga. Ultimately, she addresses a deeply rooted cultural paradox: if the Ganga river is considered sacred by Hindus across India, then why do the people allow it to become polluted?

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