Manisha Sethi

Escaping the World

Women Renouncers among Jains

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9781138662391
• ISBN-10: 1138662399
• Artikelnr.: 44828312

Autorenporträt

Manisha Sethi is Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilizations, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Glossary. Introduction 1. Theorizing Renunciation: Possibilities and
Limitations 2. Nuns and Temptresses: Representing Women in Jainism 3. The
Making of a Sadhvi: Claims and Counterclaims 4. Ethics of Care: Individual
and the Institutional 5. Idealized Lives: Biographies of Two Iconic Nuns 6.
Some Concluding Thoughts. Appendix. Bibliography. About the Author. Index