Nuns, yoginis, saints, and singers : women's renunciation in South Asia /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gold, Ann Grodzins, Hausner, Sondra L., Khandelwal, Meena
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Zubaan, 2007.
Subjects:
Monastic and religious life of women > South Asia.
Women and religion > South Asia.
Women > Religious life > South Asia.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Sondra L. Hausner and Meena Khandelwal
  • Do saints need sleep? / Meena Khandelwal
  • Living practical dharma / Sara Shneiderman
  • The true river Ganges / Kristin Hanssen
  • Staying in place / Sondra L. Hausner
  • Passionate renouncers / Kalyani Devaki Menon
  • How Buddhist renunciation produces difference / Kim Gutschow
  • Renouncing expectations / Lisa I. Knight
  • These hands are not for henna / Anne Vallely
  • Afterword : breaking away-- / Ann Grodzins Gold.

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