{"product_id":"9781350449022","title":"Ascetics As Activists Saffron Women of Hindu Nationalism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAscetics As Activists\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSaffron Women of Hindu Nationalism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKoushiki Dasgupta\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Hinduism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAscetics as Activists \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the position of the female ascetics or sadhvis within the right-wing Hindu nationalist discourse in India\u003c\/b\u003e. This open access book calls attention to the role of religion in gendered identity formation and political activism of the female ascetics in reference to the project of Hindutva in contemporary India.  Ignoring disciplinary divisions, this book cuts through history, politics, and gender studies to explore an authentic perspective of asceticism, activism, spirituality, and masculinity as these have been constituted in the representation of female ascetics within the Hindutva movement.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first attempt to examine the implications of gender activism and political activism of the female ascetics working at the forefront of the Hindu-Right and the ways these ascetics incorporated a range of approaches from radicalism to emancipatory in the configuration of Hindutva in India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on Bloomsbury Collections. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKoushiki Dasgupta\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chair Professor of History, Vidyasagar University, India.  She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSadhus in Indian Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, (2021), \u003ci\u003eElectoral Politics and Hindu Nationalism in India\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) , and \u003ci\u003eMuslim Businessmen and Partition: A Bengali Experience\u003c\/i\u003e ( 2016). Her research interests include religion, politics and gender issues.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350449022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63761895030924,"sku":"9781350449022","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_09dada8b-5685-4d74-a0f3-c36a48e21676.jpg?v=1794363952","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350449022","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}