Women's renunciation in South Asia : nuns, yoginis, saints, and singers / edited by Meena Khandelwal, Sondra L. Hausner, and Ann Grodzins Gold.
Contributor(s): Khandelwal, Meena
| Hausner, Sondra L | Gold, Ann Grodzins.
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TextSeries: Religion/culture/critique. Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Description: x, 296 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1403972214; 9781403972217; 9788189884345.Subject(s): Women -- Religious life -- South Asia | Women and religion -- South Asia | Monastic and religious life of women -- South AsiaDDC classification: 206.570820954 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Prof. G. K. Chadha Library
South Asian University |
206.570820954 W87272 (Browse shelf) | Available | BK00004860 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Sondra L. Hausner and Meena Khandelwal -- Do saints need sleep? / Meena Khandelwal -- Living practical dharma / Sara Shneiderman -- The true river Ganges / Kristin Hanssen -- Staying in place / Sondra L. Hausner -- Passionate renouncers / Kalyani Devaki Menon -- How Buddhist renunciation produces difference / Kim Gutschow -- Renouncing expectations / Lisa I. Knight -- These hands are not for henna / Anne Vallely -- Afterword : breaking away-- / Ann Grodzins Gold.