LEADER 03780nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910820892003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7914-8462-9 010 $a1-4237-3956-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9780791484623 035 $a(CKB)1000000000458403 035 $a(OCoLC)62756116 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594935 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000154042 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11137322 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000154042 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10407620 035 $a(PQKB)11122637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408588 035 $a(OCoLC)62386303 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6184 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408588 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10594935 035 $a(DE-B1597)684443 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791484623 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000458403 100 $a20040304d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFemale ascetics in Hinduism /$fLynn Teskey Denton ; [edited by Steven Collins] 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 225 0 $aSUNY series in Hindu studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7914-6179-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-207) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Female Ascetics in Hinduism -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Religious Life of Woman-as-householder -- 2. The Woman Who Is Not a Householder: Widowhood, Unmarriageability, and Female Asceticism -- 3. Unity and Diversity I: Basic Terminology -- 4. Unity and Diversity II: Sectarian Affiliation, Spiritual Path, and Ascetic Mode -- 5. Socioreligious Aspects of Female Asceticism in Varanasi -- 6. Sainthood, Society, and Transcendence: Legends and Poetry of Women Saints -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Glossary of Hindu and Sanskrit Terms -- Bibliography -- Supplemental Bibliography by Meena Khandelwal -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. 330 $aFemale Ascetics in Hinduism provides a vivid account of the lives of women renouncers?women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives?in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas, two religiously defined ways of life: that of woman-as-householder and that of the ascetic, who, for various reasons, falls outside the realm of householdership. The result of fieldwork conducted in Varanasi (Benares), the book explores renouncers' social and personal backgrounds, their institutions, and their ways of life. Offering a first-hand look at and an insightful analysis of this little-known world, this highly readable book will be indispensable to those interested in female asceticism in the Hindu tradition and women's spiritual lives around the world. 606 $aHindu women$xReligious life$zIndia$zVaranasi (Uttar Pradesh) 606 $aAsceticism$xHinduism 606 $aAscetics$zIndia$zVaranasi (Uttar Pradesh) 606 $aHindu monastic and religious life$zIndia$zVaranasi (Uttar Pradesh) 615 0$aHindu women$xReligious life 615 0$aAsceticism$xHinduism. 615 0$aAscetics 615 0$aHindu monastic and religious life 676 $a294.5/447082 700 $aDenton$b Lynn Teskey$f1949-1995.$01612253 701 $aCollins$b Steven$f1951-$0162146 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820892003321 996 $aFemale ascetics in Hinduism$93940944 997 $aUNINA