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Informationen zum Autor Manisha Sethi is Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilizations, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
