E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten
Reihe: SUNY series in Hindu Studies
Khandelwal Women in Ochre Robes
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8595-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Gendering Hindu Renunciation
E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten
Reihe: SUNY series in Hindu Studies
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8595-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Focuses on the lives of female Hindu ascetics and the significance of gender to the tradition of renunciation.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction: Sannyasinis as Persons
1. Gendering Hindu Renunciation
2. Walking a Tightrope: Renunciation as Love
3. Real Saints Don't Need Sleep: Renunciation as Service
4. (Ir?)reconcilable Tensions: Individual Existence as Spiritual Journey
5. The Genuine and The Fake: What's Attitude Got to Do with It?
6. Sannyasinis as Women
Notes
Glossary
Works Cited
Index




