An anthology of writings on the Ganga : goddess and river in history, culture, and society / edited by Assa Doron, R. K. Barz, Barbara Nelson.

Contributed articles.

Some translated from various languages.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-470) and index.

INTRODUCTION ; THE EPIC AND NUMINOUS: ; THE DESCENT OF THE GANGA-ROBERT P. GOLDMAN (TR), FROM THE R?M?YA?A OF V?LM?KI ; J.A.B. VAN BUITENEN (TR), FROM THE MAH?BH?RATA ; ANNE FELDHAUS, 'THE DESCENT OF THE GA?G?' ; POEMS AND A WILL-SHAKUNTALA VARMA, 'PRAYER TO MOTHER GODDESS' - 1 ; SHAKUNTALA VARMA, 'PRAYER TO MOTHER GODDESS' - 4 ; SHAKUNTALA VARMA, 'SOHAR' - 10 ; SHAKUNTALA VARMA, 'SOHAR' - 11 ; CHANDRASHEKHAR KAMBAR, 'A POND NAMED GANGA' ; JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, 'WILL AND TESTAMENT' ; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES: ; JEAN BAPTISTE TAVERNIER, FROM TRAVELS IN INDIA ; AHMAD BEHBAHANI, FROM MIR'AT UL-AHWAL-I JAHAN NUMA ; JAMES B. FRASER, FROM ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY TO THE SOURCES OF THE JUMNA AND BHAGIRATHI RIVERS ; HONORIA LAWRENCE, 'LETTER TO A FRIEND' ; E.B. HAVELL, 'ON THE GANGES' ; CONTEMPORARY TRAVEL WRITING: ; ERIC NEWBY, 'THE WAY TO MIRZAPUR' ; RAGHUBIR SINGH, FROM THE GANGES ; VIJAY SINGH, 'GANGOTRI' ; ILIJA TROJANOW, 'THE SAGE'S WET HAIR' ; BRIJ V. LAL, 'SUNRISE ON THE GANGA' ; FICTION: ; MANIK BANDOPADHYAYA, FROM PADMA RIVER BOATMAN ; RAJ KAPOOR, V.P. SATHE, AND JYOTI SWAROOP, SCREENPLAY OF R?M TER? GANG? MAIL? ; RAJA RAO, FROM ON THE GANGA GHAT ; ADWAITA MALLABARMAN, 'THE RAINBOW' ; VIKRAM SETH, FROM A SUITABLE BOY ; AMITAV GHOSH, 'BEGINNING AGAIN' ; SHIV PRASAD MISHRA (RUDRA KASHIKEY), 'THE DROWSINESS OF CHAIT DULLS THE SPIRIT' ; RECENT SCHOLARSHIP: ; HENRY T. BERNSTEIN, 'THE BENGAL STEAM DEPARTMENT'S HINDUS AND MUSLIMS' ; STEVEN G. DARIAN, 'THE GANGES IN BENGAL' ; DIANA L. ECK, 'GA?G?: THE GODDESS GANGES IN HINDU SACRED GEOGRAPHY' ; ANN GRODZINS GOLD, 'WHY SINK FLOWERS? BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME' ; KELLY D. ALLEY, 'SEPARATE DOMAINS: HINDUISM, POLITICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION' ; RICHARD BARZ, 'GANGOTRI, GOMUKH AND THE SOURCES OF THE GANGA' ; ASSA DORON, 'HELLO BOAT! THE RIVER ECONOMY OF BANARAS'