From sacred servant to profane prostitute
Subtitle: a history of the changing legal status of the Devadasis in India, 1857-1947
By: Kay K. Jordan.
Publisher: Manohar
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Devadāsīs.; Devadāsīs -- India -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Devadāsīs -- India -- Social conditions.; Women in Hinduism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.