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.

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anne Mackenize Pearson, Anne MacKenzie Pearson
• Editore: SUNY Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.07.1996
• EAN: 9780791430385
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3038-5
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 510 g
• Serie: Suny Series, McGill Studies in
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni