Travels through sacred India - Roger Housden

India today remains a land of saints and sages, the primordial expression of humanity’s relation to the sacred. Magic, animism, sacred landscape, devotion, yogic postures, external ritual and esoteric Knowledge and practice – all are interwoven into India’s spiritual consciousness.

Sacred India guides the reader through this maze of beliefs and practices with the support of vivid personal encounter and living example. Roger Housden introduces some of India’s leading saints, sadhus and gurus, while chapters on Buddhist, Sufi and Christian India demonstrate the variety and complexity of religious traditions. The Gazetteer provides a unique guide to the sacred places of India and a directory of ashrams.

Roger Housden has been a student of the spiritual traditions of India for over 20 years. His other books include Fire in the Heart and Retreats.