Real Sadhus Sing to God
Author | : Antoinette E. DeNapoli |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199940035 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199940037 |
Rating | : 4/5 (037 Downloads) |
Download or read book Real Sadhus Sing to God written by Antoinette E. DeNapoli and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli examines the everyday religious worlds and lived practices of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. Real Sadhus Sing to God is the first book-length study to explore the ways that female sadhus perform and create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices .