Real sadhus sing to God : gender, asceticism, and vernacular religion in Rajasthan
DeNapoli, Antoinette EAuthor
DeNapoli brings to light the little known, and often marginalised, lives of female Hindu sadhus in the state of Rajasthan, offering a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of primarily 'unlettered' female sadhus, whose ages cut across the lifespan and who come from a variety of castes, the book illustrates that the female sadhus interviewed by the author experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways and view their lives as a path of singing to God.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
DeNapoli brings to light the little known, and often marginalised, lives of female Hindu sadhus in the state of Rajasthan, offering a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of primarily 'unlettered' female sadhus, whose ages cut across the lifespan and who come from a variety of castes, the book illustrates that the female sadhus interviewed by the author experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways and view their lives as a path of singing to God.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2014).
Women sadhus
Asceticism
Women in Hinduism
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Hinduism