Women's Renunciation in South Asia

Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers

Meena Khandelwal, Ann Grodzins Gold, Sondra Hausner, M Khandelwal, A Gold (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2014 | 2006 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-73644-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Introduction: Grounding Renunciation in the Lives of Real Women PART I: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN ON THEIR OWN Do Saints Need Sleep? Baiji's Renunciation as Service Living Practical Dharma: A Tribute to Chomo Khandru and the Bonpo Women of Lubra Village, Mustang, Nepal The True River Ganges: Tara's Begging Practices Staying in Place: The Social Actions of Radha Giri PART II: LANDSCAPES OF CONTEMPORARY TRADITIONS Passionate Renouncers: Hindu Nationalist Renouncers and the Politics of Hindutv Renunciation and Reciprocity: How Nuns and Monks Rely on Their Kin Renouncing Expectations: Single Baul Women Renouncers and the Value of Being a Wife These Hands are Not for Henna Afterword: Breaking Away

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Religion/Culture/Critique
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte	Feminism • Politics • Religion • Research • Service • Sleep • Traditions • Women
ISBN-10	1-349-73644-9 / 1349736449
ISBN-13	978-1-349-73644-7 / 9781349736447
Zustand	Neuware