ISBN:
1403972214
,
9781403972217
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 296 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
Religion, culture, critique
DDC:
206/.570820954
Keywords:
Frau
;
Women Religious life
;
Women and religion
;
Monastic and religious life of women
;
Nonne
;
Religiöses Leben
;
Religiosität
;
Frau
;
Südasien
;
Südasien
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Südasien
;
Frau
;
Nonne
;
Südasien
;
Frau
;
Religiöses Leben
;
Südasien
;
Frau
;
Religiosität
Abstract:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index
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