Moral Knowing in a Hindu Sacred City [Paperback]

Steven M. Parish (Author)

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Publication Date: April 15, 1994

-- Owen M. Lynch, New York University

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Parish makes palpable an individual's experience of living in a different moral world,one filled with the dilemmas of choice, the joys and tensions of family life, and the conflicting tugs of social obligation and personal desire. -- Owen M. Lynch New York University

Parish makes palpable an individuals experience of living in a different moral worldone filled with the dilemmas of choice, the joys and tensions of family life, and the conflicting tugs of social obligation and personal desire. -- Owen M. Lynch New York University

About the Author

Leopold Haimson is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Columbia University. He is the author of The Making of Three Russian Revolutionaries and the classic Russian Marxists and the Origins of Bolshevism, among other works. He lives in New York City. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231084390
• ISBN-13: 978-0231084390
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #790,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good anthropology, June 14, 2011

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This review is from: Moral Knowing in a Hindu Sacred City (Paperback)

Its been a while since I read the book, but I remember enjoying it. I read it for a class, and found the material very accessible. Stories were interesting and there was a good mix of spiritual background with real life interaction. From an anthropological stand point it may have gone too far to tie the two together, but some of it sounded very believable. A good read. Great information on Nepal.