Escaping the World: Women Renouncers among Jains - South Asian History and Culture - Manisha Sethi - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138662391 - January 21, 2016
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Escaping the World: Women Renouncers among Jains - South Asian History and Culture 1st edition

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Based on ethnographic fieldwork in north India, this book examines the gendered imagery proffered by Jainism, analyses the institutional framework of female mendicancy, and listens closely to the voice of the nuns to offer a new understanding of why and how women are drawn towards renunciation.


266 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 21, 2016
ISBN13 9781138662391
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 266
Dimensions 138 × 216 × 14 mm   ·   490 g
Language English  

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