Women's Renunciation in South Asia

Women's Renunciation in South Asia Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers - Religion/culture/critique

2006

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781403972217
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2006
DEWEY: 206.570820954
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 296
Weight: 520g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 21mm