Female Ascetics : Hierarchy and Purity in Indian Religious Movements

Name: Female Ascetics
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780700704224
Price: 18700 KES
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ISBN: 9780700704224

by Wendy Sinclair-Brull

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0700704221

ISBN-13 9780700704224

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 18th, 1997

Print length 290 Pages

Weight 436 grams

Product Classification: Asian history Social & cultural history Gender studies: women and girls Gender studies: women Anthropology Asian history Social and cultural history

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Documents the social forces which facilitated the establishment of an Order of Ascetics for women, defying tradition in many respects. Describes the subtle methods by which the individual is transformed into a full member of the Order, and how hierarchy and purity are integral to the process.

This book examines in rich detail the neglected topic of female ascetics. Based on field research, it documents the social forces which facilitated the establishment of an Order of Ascetics for women, defying tradition in many respects. It describes the subtle methods by which the individual is transformed into a full member of the Order, and how hierarchy and purity are indeed integral to the process.

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