Escaping the world: women renouncers among jains
Auteur :
Sethi, Manisha
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138662391
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2016
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.