Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind - Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women

This is the first book-length study that explores the history and nature of vrats--votive fasting rites--the role these rites play in the religious lives of Hindu women in North India, and the meanings these women attribute to them.

About the author

Anne Mackenzie Pearson is a part-time instructor at both McMaster University and Wilfrid Laurier University.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Mackenize Pearson, Anne MacKenzie Pearson
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.07.1996
• EAN: 9780791430385
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3038-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: Suny Series, McGill Studies in
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories