num_pages: 184
description: Drawing on colonial court cases and legislative debates over the status of "dancing girls" traditionally serving Hindu deities, Jordan (religious studies, Radford U., Virginia) traces changing attitudes over their role during this 90-year period and the ironic outcomes of reform. Distributed in the US by South Asia Books. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
language: English
title: From Sacred Servant to Profane Prostitute: A History of the Changing Legal Status of the Devadasis in India
titlecomplete: From Sacred Servant to Profane Prostitute: A History of the Changing Legal Status of the Devadasis in India
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Ltd.