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Female ascetics in Hinduism /
"Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides an account of the lives of women renouncers - women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives - in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas, two religiously defined ways of life: that of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2004.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in Hindu studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides an account of the lives of women renouncers - women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives - in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas, two religiously defined ways of life: that of woman-as-householder and that of the ascetic, who, for various reasons, falls outside the realm of householdership. The result of fieldwork conducted in Varanasi (Benares), the book explores renouncers' social and personal backgrounds, their institutions, and their ways of life. Offering a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of this little-known world, this book will be indispensable to those interested in female asceticism in the Hindu tradition and women's spiritual lives around the world."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 218 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423739566 9781423739562 9780791461792 0791461793 9780791461808 0791461807 0791484629 9780791484623 |