02389nam 22005173u 450 991048038870332120210111235458.084-7245-797-4(CKB)2670000000163782(EBL)678703(OCoLC)780425434(SSID)ssj0000663764(PQKBManifestationID)12330557(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663764(PQKBWorkID)10602779(PQKB)10371490(MiAaPQ)EBC678703(Au-PeEL)EBL678703(EXLCZ)99267000000016378220130418d2011|||| u|| |spaur|n|---|||||txtccrNueve vidas[electronic resource] En Busca de Lo Sagrado En La India de HoyChicago Editorial Kairos20111 online resource (443 p.)Description based upon print version of record.84-7245-775-3 Cubierta; Portada; Créditos; Dedicatoria; Sumario; Mapa; Introducción; 1. La historia de la monja; 2. El bailarín de Kannur; 3. Las hijas de Yellamma; 4. El cantor de epopeyas; 5. El hada roja; 6. La historia del monje; 7. El hacedor de ídolos; 8. La dama del crepúsculo; 9. La canción del trovador ciego; Glosario; Bibliografía; Nota sobre el autor; ContracubiertaThe product of a 25-year exploration of India's cultural and religious traditions, this collection of biographies introduces the reader to nine unforgettable characters, including a Buddhist monk who takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet and then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India; a Jain nun who tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve to death; and a devadasi, or temple prostitute, who initially resists herIndia -- Religious life and customsIndia -- Social conditionsElectronic books.India -- Religious life and customs.India -- Social conditions.954.05Dalrymple William474709AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910480388703321Nueve vidas2470983UNINA