Women's renunciation in South Asia

Name: Women's renunciation in South Asia
Author: Meena Khandelwal, Sondra L. Hausner, Ann Grodzins Gold

by Meena Khandelwal, Sondra L. Hausner, Ann Grodzins Gold

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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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