Women's renunciation in South Asia
by Meena Khandelwal, Sondra L. Hausner, Ann Grodzins Gold
WomenReligious lifeWomen and religionMonastic and religious life of womenWomen, religious lifeWomen, asia
This volume brings together new research on South Asia women who have renounced worldly life for spiritual pursuits. Documenting contemporary women's experiences with ethnographic narratives, this book offers feminist insights into Jain, Buddhist, Hindu and Baul ascetic traditions.
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