Religion and Senses of Place

Graham Harvey is Professor of Religious Studies at the Open University, UK. Opinderjit Kaur Takhar is Associate Professor of Sikh Studies and the Director of the Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

• Series ForewordGraham HarveyGroundwork: Setting the ScenesGraham Harvey and Opinderjit Kaur TakharSection One: Religions of South Asian origin1. Clouds Drifting Through a Landscape: Glimpses of RishikeshStephen Jacobs, University of Wolverhampton 2. Ji Aya Nu: Gurdwaras as Refuge and Target in the Islamophobic World OrderTavleen Kaur, University of Wolverhampton3. The role of place in shaping the practice and meaning of seva among Jain ascetics in Gujarat, IndiaBindi Shah, University of Southampton, and N. Rajaram, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, and The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 4. Aughars and their Sense of ‘Place’ Jishnu Shankar, Columbia University5. Sense, Place and the Goddess: Devotion to Kāli in cross-cultural perspectiveNicole Petersen, Lesley University6. The Spirit of Place: Encounters with the Bauls and Fakirs of West BengalDenise Doyle, University of Wolverhampton, and Tara Baoth Mooney, Independent ScholarSection Two: Religions of Indigenous Origin7. Landscapes of Enchantment and their Usage: A Critical Case-Study from the Khasi Ethnic Community, Northeast IndiaMargaret Lyngdoh, University of Tartu8. Indigenous American Quadripartitioned Sense of PlaceMiguel Astor-Aguilera, Arizona State University9. A Tuna in Every Puna: Photofilmic Practices and Tribal Desires for Environmental Reinvigoration of Freshwater SpringsNatalie Robertson, AUT University, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)