Donors, devotees, and the daughters of god: temple women in medieval tamilnadu
Auteur :
Orr, Leslie C.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195099621
Date de publication :
13 avr. 2000
Dimensions :
24,7 x 15,5 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
694 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society.