Banaras: Urban Forms and Cultural Histories

Synopsis

City Of Negotiations : Urban Space And Narrative In Banaras / Madhuri Desai -- Material Truths And Religious Identities : The Archaeological And Photographic Making Of Banaras / Sudeshna Guha -- Hiding In Plain Sight : Gosains On The Ghats, 1809 / William R. Pinch -- The Lost And Small Histories Of The City Of Patronage : Poor Mughal Pensioners In Colonial Banaras / Malavika Kasturi -- The Shadows Of Modernity In Banaras / Michael S. Dodson -- A Hindu Temple Of Learning : The Hybridization Of Religion And Architecture / Leah Renold -- Literary Modernity In The Holy City / Vasudha Dalmia -- 'the Alleyways Of Banaras' And 'the Ka'aba Of Hindustan' : Varanasi Through Banarsi Muslim Poetry / Christopher R. Lee. Editor, Michael S. Dodson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [234]-244) And Index.