TY  - BOOK
AU  - Denton,Lynn Teskey
TI  - Female Ascetics in Hinduism
T2  - SUNY Series in Hindu Studies
SN  - 9780791484623
AV  - BL1237.46 -- .D46 2004eb 
U1  - 294.5/447082 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Female Ascetics in Hinduism -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Religious Life of Woman-as-householder -- 2. The Woman Who Is Not a Householder: Widowhood, Unmarriageability, and Female Asceticism -- 3. Unity and Diversity I: Basic Terminology -- 4. Unity and Diversity II: Sectarian Affiliation, Spiritual Path, and Ascetic Mode -- 5. Socioreligious Aspects of Female Asceticism in Varanasi -- 6. Sainthood, Society, and Transcendence: Legends and Poetry of Women Saints -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Glossary of Hindu and Sanskrit Terms -- Bibliography -- Supplemental Bibliography by Meena Khandelwal -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
N2  - Provides both a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of a little-known world--that of female ascetics in India
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ER  -