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Routledge Escaping the World: Women Renouncers among Jains
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Addresses the historical question of high numbers of female renouncers mentioned in ancient and medieval Jain texts.
Includes ethnographic data gathered through extensive fieldwork conducted among sadhvis in Delhi and Jaipur.
Provides a perspective on agency and choice as defined by the nuns themselves.
Explores the connection between asceticism and concepts of autonomy, freedom, joy, and spiritual well-being.
Contrasts the life of a renouncer with the grihastha (household) experience regarding independence.
Product Specifications
- Brand
- Routledge
- Format
- hardcover
- ASIN
- 0415500818
- Domain
- Amazon UK
- Release Date
- 02 December 2011
- Listed Since
- 05 August 2011
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