Contributions

  • Khandelwal, Meena. - Contributor
  • Hausner, Sondra L. - Contributor
  • Gold, Ann Grodzins, 1946- - Contributor

Publication

2006 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing9705157
  • Goodreads2501446

Classifications

  • DDC206/.570820954
  • LCCBL1055 .W66 2006

Description

This volume brings together new research on South Asia women who have renounced worldly life for spiritual pursuits. Documenting contemporary women's experiences with ethnographic narratives, this book offers feminist insights into Jain, Buddhist, Hindu and Baul ascetic traditions.

Subjects

Topics

WomenWomen, asiaReligious lifeWomen and religionWomen, religious lifeWomen and religion -- South Asia.Monastic and religious life of women

Places

Series Statement

  • Religion/culture/critique

Other Editions

  • Women's renunciation in South Asia: nuns, yoginis, saints, and singersPalgrave Macmillan2006-01-01

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