{"product_id":"benares-a-world-within-a-world","title":"Benares: A World Within a World","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"104\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"104\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eAuthor, Editor or Translator\u003c\/strong\u003e: Richard Lannoy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"136\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"136\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"120\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: INDICA BOOKS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"165\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"165\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eBound\u003c\/strong\u003e: HB (Hardback)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"198\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"198\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e: India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"227\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"227\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 418\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"287\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"287\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eWeight and Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 700 gm, 22.5 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis major contribution to the study of urban culture, first published in 1999 as the magnificent photographic book Benares Seen from Within, is now issued in a more accessible format and a reduced price, its text substantially revised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough now beset with all the characteristic urban ills of the age, Benares is arguably the oldest living city in the world to retain its original cosmic orientation. A centre of learning since antiquity, its way of life has not essentially changed until the last few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong other themes, Lannoy writes about the metaphysical substructure of the city, the ancient cults of the pillar and the sunwheel, the Buddha, yoga, commerce and weaving, pilgrimage, and extends its survey up to the present, with Hindu-Muslim conflicts, the tension between religion and secularism, and a lively account of the great woman-saint Anandamayi Ma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with many photographs by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Retail Maharaj","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49711077196080,"sku":"IndicaBookVaranasi_8522","price":574.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/retail-maharaj-book-default-title-benares-a-world-within-a-world-40621935329584.webp?v=1775978268","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/benares-a-world-within-a-world","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}