Women's Renunciation in South Asia
Nuns, Yoginis, Saints, and Singers| By: | null |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781403972217 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137104854 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.