Feeling water: Notes on the sensory construction of time and space in Banaras

Authors
Derne, S
Citation
S. Derne, Feeling water: Notes on the sensory construction of time and space in Banaras, MAN INDIA, 78(1-2), 1998, pp. 1-7
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
MAN IN INDIA
ISSN journal
00251569 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1 - 7
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-1569(199803/06)78:1-2<1:FWNOTS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In Banaras, water appears to be an important marker of time and space. Wate r marks seasons, life-cycle moments, and daily cycles. This paper considers the implications of studying the sensory construction of time and space fo r anthropology.