LEADER 02389nam 22005173u 450 001 9910480388703321 005 20210111235458.0 010 $a84-7245-797-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000163782 035 $a(EBL)678703 035 $a(OCoLC)780425434 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000663764 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12330557 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663764 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10602779 035 $a(PQKB)10371490 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC678703 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL678703 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000163782 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aspa 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNueve vidas$b[electronic resource] $eEn Busca de Lo Sagrado En La India de Hoy 210 $aChicago $cEditorial Kairos$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (443 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a84-7245-775-3 327 $aCubierta; Portada; Cre?ditos; Dedicatoria; Sumario; Mapa; Introduccio?n; 1. La historia de la monja; 2. El bailari?n 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 i?dolos; 8. La dama del crepu?sculo; 9. La cancio?n del trovador ciego; Glosario; Bibliografi?a; Nota sobre el autor; Contracubierta 330 $aThe 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 her 606 $aIndia -- Religious life and customs 606 $aIndia -- Social conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aIndia -- Religious life and customs. 615 4$aIndia -- Social conditions. 676 $a954.05 700 $aDalrymple$b William$0474709 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480388703321 996 $aNueve vidas$92470983 997 $aUNINA