TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chakrabarti,Prafulla
ED  - Indian Statistical Institute. Sociological Research Unit
TI  - Profile of a pilgrim town: a socio-riligious study of Tarakeswar 
U1  - 5414 SD:306 23
PY  - 1980///
CY  - Calcutta
PB  - ISI
KW  - Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Tarakeswar
KW  - Tarakeswar (India) -- Religion
KW  - Tarakeswar (India) -- Social conditions
KW  - Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages
KW  - Religion
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - The present work is the outcome of a socio-religious survey conducted at Tarakeswar. Basically it is concerned with the analysis of structure and function of a relatively recent sacred complex in a sense parallel to the studies by many scholars of anthropological culture; Contents : Preface -- List of Maps -- List of Diagrams -- list of tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background of Tarakeswar : Legend and History -- 3. Social Structure -- 4. Sacred Complex of Tarakeswar -- 5. Social Organization of the Priest -- 6. Some Characteristics of Pilgrims -- 7. On Tarakeswar Pilgrimage : The Sravani Pilgrims -- 8. Trends of Change : Dharna Pilgrims -- 9. Economic Function -- 10. Temple, Town and Hinterland -- 11. Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Appendix
ER  -