| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
South Asia research |
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South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
Methods of Transliteration, Abbreviation, and Citation; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Discerning and Delineating the Figure of the Temple Woman; THREE: Temple Women as Temple Patrons; FOUR: Temple Women as Temple Servants; FIVE: Identity, Geography, Religion, and Kinship; SIX: Conclusions; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
880-01 Devadāsīs -- India -- Tamil Nadu
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880-01/(Q Devad♯ѓs♯±s -- India -- Tamil Nadu |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Devadāsīs
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| SUBJECT |
Tamil Nadu (India) -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
India -- Tamil Nadu
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1429400609 |
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9781429400602 |
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0195356721 |
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9780195356724 |
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9780195099621 |
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0195099621 |
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9786610528288 |
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6610528284 |
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1280528281 |
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9781280528286 |
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