Women's Renunciation in South Asia Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers |
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| Editor:
| Khandelwal, Meena
Gold, Ann Grodzins
Hausner, Sondra |
| Series title: | Religion/Culture/Critique Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4039-7221-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $119.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume brings together compelling new research on South Asian women who have renounced worldly life for spiritual pursuits. Documenting contemporary women's experiences with intimate ethnographic narratives, this book offers feminist insights into Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, and Baul ascetic traditions.
This volume brings together compelling new research on South Asian women who have renounced worldly life for spiritual pursuits. Documenting contemporary women's experiences with intimate ethnographic narratives, this book offers feminist insights into Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, and Baul ascetic traditions.