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050 4 _aBL1237.46 -- .D46 2004eb
082 0 _a294.5/447082
100 1 _aDenton, Lynn Teskey.
245 1 0 _aFemale Ascetics in Hinduism.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aAlbany :
_bState University of New York Press,
_c2004.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (229 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSUNY Series in Hindu Studies
505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
520 _aProvides both a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of a little-known world--that of female ascetics in India.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aDenton, Lynn Teskey
_tFemale Ascetics in Hinduism
_dAlbany : State University of New York Press,c2004
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797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aSUNY Series in Hindu Studies
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3408588
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