Female Ascetics
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Hindu monasticism
Holy Man
Holy Mother
Karma Yoga
Lay Devotees
Math Building
Milk Coffee
Modern Families
Monastic Member
Mother's Daughters
Prayer Hall
qualitative fieldwork
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Mission
Ramakrishna Movement
Ramakrishna Order
Ramakrishna tradition
religious gender roles
ritual purity practices
Sarada Devi
Scheduled Caste
social transformation India
Sri Ramakrishna
Swami Vivekananda
women's religious orders in Hinduism
Womens Math
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780700704224
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Apr 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
