NINE LIVES - IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED IN MODERN INDIA

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From the author of The Last Mughal , an enlightening book that explores with remarkable compassion and expansive insight nine varieties of religious devotion in India today. In portraits of people we might otherwise never know William Dalrymple distills his twenty-five years of travel in India to explore the challenges faced by practitioners of traditional forms of faith in contemporary India. For two months a year, a man in Kerala divides his time between jobs as a prison warden and a well-builder and his calling as an incarnate deity. A temple prostitute watches her two daughters die from AIDS after entering a trade she regards as a sacred calling. A Jain nun recalls the pain of watching her closest friend ritually starve herself to death. Together, these tales reveal the resilience of individuals in the face of the relentless onslaught of modernity, the enduring legacy of tradition, and the hope and honor that can be found even in the most unlikely places.


  • Auteur(s)

    William Dalrymple

  • Éditeur

    Vintage Usa

  • Distributeur

    Olf

  • Date de parution

    14/06/2011

  • EAN

    9780307474469

  • Disponibilité

    Disponible

  • Nombre de pages

    304 Pages

  • Longueur

    20.3 cm

  • Largeur

    13.2 cm

  • Épaisseur

    1.8 cm

  • Poids

    257 g

  • Support principal

    Poche

William Dalrymple

Historien et journaliste écossais, William Dalrymple parcourt l'Orient depuis une vingtaine d'années. Spécialisé dans la littérature de voyage, il est l'auteur de six livres parmi lesquels Le Moghol Blanc (Noir sur Blanc, 2005) qui a remporté, entre autres, le prestigieux Wolfson Prize for History. La Cité des Djinns (Noir sur Blanc, 2006) a reçu le Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. William Dalrymple est membre de la Royal Society of Literature et de la Royal Asiatic Society. Il vit avec sa femme et leurs trois enfants entre l'Écosse, Londres et New Delhi.

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