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Donors, Devotees, and the Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu - South Asia Research Orr, Leslie C. (Assistant Professor of Religion, Assistant Professor of Religion, Concordia University, Quebec)
Donors, Devotees, and the Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu - South Asia Research
Orr, Leslie C. (Assistant Professor of Religion, Assistant Professor of Religion, Concordia University, Quebec)
Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society.
318 pages, 5 line illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 13, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195099621 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 318 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 247 × 27 mm · 694 g |
| Language | English |