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Women in ochre robes : gendering Hindu renunciation /

"Meena Khandelwal offers an engaging and intimate portrait of extraordinary Hindu women in India who wear "ochre robes," signifying their renunciation of marriage and family for lives of celibacy, asceticism, and spiritual discipline. While the largely male Hindu ascetic tradition of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khandelwal, Meena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Colección:SUNY series in Hindu studies.
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