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Ascetics As Activists

By Koushiki Dasgupta

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Ascetics As Activists

By Koushiki Dasgupta

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"Ascetics as Activists examines the position of the female ascetics or sadhvis within the right-wing Hindu nationalist discourse in India. Dasgupta calls attention to the role of religion in gendered identity formation and political activism of the female ascetics in reference to the project of Hindutva in contemporary India. Ignoring disciplinary divisions, this book cuts through history, politics, and gender studies to explore an authentic perspective of asceticism, activism, spirituality, and masculinity as these have been constituted in the representation of female ascetics within the Hindutva movement"--
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Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2025-06-12
Publication Date:
2025-06-12
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350448982
ISBN13:
9781350448988
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
493 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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