Women's renunciation in South Asia: nuns, yoginis, saints, and singers

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.

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2006
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Religion, culture, critique
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 296 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:1403972214
9781403972217

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