The most ethnographic studies on the pilgrimage focus in the sacred places rather than pilgrimage itself. The present study takes into account both these dimensions. The history of Shri Mata Mansa Devi temple is as old as other famous Shakti Sthals of India. The detail of these Shakti Sthals is given in Shiva Purana. The data on various aspects relating to socio-cultural, psychological, economics and religious dimension of the pilgrims are given in this book. This book is intended to be of interest to all those who are interested to learn about pilgrims and pilgrimage, especially those in the disciplines of Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography, Sanskrit and its allied subjects.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.K. Sinha
Dr. Anil Kumar Sinha (b. 1948) is Assistant Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Assam, Kahilipara, Gauhati. He got a First Class Master’s Degree in Physics. Later, joined the Law Faculty at the University of Gauhati and got L.L.M. (1980) and Ph.D. in Law (1989). He also passed the Certificates of Proficiency in French and Russian Languages from the Gauhati University standing first class first. He served as a Guest Lecturer in Law and an invitee lecturer as a resource person to teach L.L.B. and L.L.M. students of the Gauhati University. He was on the distinguished panel of teachers in the Assam Administrative Staff College, at Dispur, Assam. He was also a guest lecturer at the Pre-Examination Training Centre at the Gauhati University to teach criminal law to the Indian administrative Service examinees. As the seniormost ballistics expert of the Government of Assam, he has been imparting training on Forensic Ballistic and related legal matters to senior police and judicial officers of all the states of North-Eastern India. He has published a number of articles on Forensic Science, Law and Criminology in both English and Assamese. He is mainly interested in the subject of criminology. He has attended a number of seminars and conferences held throughout the country.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.G. Banerjee
Dr. B.G. Banerjee (b. 1948) did his M.Sc. in Anthropology from the University of Delhi and Ph.D. from the Panjab Unviersity, Chandigarh. His interest in Tribal Anthropology and social Demography is well-known in academic circles. He also specialises in Socialisation studies and Medical Social Anthropology. He is the author of Socialisation: An Ethnic Study (1986), Child Development and Socialisation (1987) and Folk Illness and Ethnomedicine (1988). He has contributed several research articles and papers in learned and professional journals. He is a life-member of Indian Anthroplogical Association, delhi. For some time Dr Banerjee assisted Prof. Charles Leslie in his research project in Varanasi. Later he was associated with research and teaching work in the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi. He was awarded U.G.C. National Fellowship for doing research work (1973-76). Since 1977, he is teaching Demography and pursuing research at the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K. Sharma
Dr. Kaushal Sharma, (32), M. Ed. (Special Education), Ph.D. (Special Education), a Rehabilitation Professional is now working as a Lecturer in Special Education in Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University at Bhopal India. He has done his Master’s degree in Special Education from Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly-U.P.
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