Wandering With Sadhus - Ascetics in the Hindu Himalayas

Informationen zum Autor Sondra L. Hausner is University Lecturer in the Study of Religion at Oxford University. She grew up in Nepal, Bhutan, and Swaziland in a United Nations family. She lives in Oxford, United Kingdom. Klappentext Sondra L. Hausner is University Lecturer in the Study of Religion at Oxford University. She grew up in Nepal, Bhutan, and Swaziland in a United Nations family. She lives in Oxford, United Kingdom. Zusammenfassung Presents a portrait of Hindu renouncers or sadhus or ascetics in northern India and Nepal. This title considers a paradox that shapes their lives: while ostensibly defined by their solitary spiritual practice, the stripping away of social commitments, and their break with family and community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Wandering with Renouncers 1. The Body and Sadhu Society 2. The Social Structures of Sadhu Life 3. Hardwar: The Ground of Space 4. Allahabad: The Community in Time 5. Kathmandu: The Body in Place Conclusion: The Culture of Hindu Renunciation Appendix: Literatures on Renunciation and Embodiment Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Sondra L. Hausner, Hausner Sondra L
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2007
• EAN: 9780253219497
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21949-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Contemporary Indian Studies; Contemporary Indian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology