Women's Renunciation in South Asia

Women's Renunciation in South Asia Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers - Religion/Culture/Critique

1st Edition 2006th edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781349736447
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition 2006th edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 296
Weight: -1g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm