Escaping the World

Name: Escaping the World
Brand: Routledge India
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By Manisha Sethi

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Based on ethnographic fieldwork in north India, this book examines the gendered imagery proffered by Jainism, analyses the institutional framework of female mendicancy, and listens closely to the voice of the nuns to offer a new understanding of why and how women are drawn towards renunciation.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

268

Release Date:

2012-01-26

Publication Date:

2011-12-02

Publisher:

Routledge India

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415500818

ISBN13:

9780415500814

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

472 g

Height:

145 cm

Width:

222 cm

Thickness:

18 cm

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