| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Series |
American Academy of Religion. Religion, culture, and history |
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Religion, culture, and history series.
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| Contents |
Performing asceticism and redefining definitional boundaries -- By the sweetness of the tongue -- Forget happiness! Give me suffering instead -- On the battlefield of Bhakti -- I myself am Shabari -- Even the black cuckoo sings beautifully -- Write the text in Your heart -- Real Sadhus sing to God -- Conclusion. Meeting and parting in the Melā of life |
| Summary |
DeNapoli brings to light the little known, and often marginalised, lives of female Hindu sadhus in the state of Rajasthan, offering a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of primarily 'unlettered' female sadhus, whose ages cut across the lifespan and who come from a variety of castes, the book illustrates that the female sadhus interviewed by the author experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways and view their lives as a path of singing to God |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2014) |
| Subject |
Women sadhus -- India -- Rajasthan
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Asceticism -- Hinduism.
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Women in Hinduism -- India -- Rajasthan
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Asceticism -- Hinduism
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Women in Hinduism
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Women sadhus
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Hinduism.
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India -- Rajasthan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
9780199388639 |
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0199388636 |
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9780199940028 |
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0199940029 |
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