ACTS OF FAITH
Author: Makarand R. Paranjape Category: Spirituality ISBN: 9789381431351 Binding: Paperback Dimensions: 216 x 140 Number of Pages: 232
Acts of Faith: Journeys to Sacred India is a sensitive and enriching exploration of the essential meaning and inner dynamics of sacred India. Through a series of deeply textured narratives of well-known masters, ashrams and sacred sites, it engages with that area of contemporary India where the profane and the sacred intersect, each transforming the other. This unusual pilgrimage shows how the pathway to the Divine is plural and open, rather than closed or restricted.
While there are many travel books on India, few combine an inquiry into the meaning of India with actual visits to sacred sites, encounters with contemporary gurus, and reflections on perennial themes like
Makarand R. Paranjape
Makarand R. Paranjape is a widely published critic, poet, fiction writer and literary columnist. He is currently professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His latest books include Another Canon: Indian Texts and Traditions in English, Altered Destinations: Self, Society, and Nation in India and Making India: Colonialism, National Culture and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority (forthcoming).