Religion/Culture/Critique: Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers

Khandelwal, M.; Hausner, Sondra L.; Gold, A.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-10-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403972217

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-10485-4

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 296