Description: Real Sadhus Sing to God by Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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 . Publisher Description Drawing on ethnographic research spanning ten years, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli offers a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Her work brings to light the little known and often marginalized lives of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the North Indian state of Rajasthan. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of the mostly unlettered female sadhus, who come from a number of castes, Real Sadhus Sing to God illustrates thatthese women experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways. They construct their lives as paths of singing to God, which, the author suggests, serves as the female way of being an ascetic.Examining the relationship between asceticism (sannyas) and devotion (bhakti) in contemporary contexts, the book brings together two disparate fields of study-yoga/asceticism and bhakti-using the singing of bhajans (devotional songs) as an orienting metaphor. This is the first book-length study to explore the ways in which female sadhus perform and thus create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices, which DeNapolicharacterizes as their "rhetoric of renunciation." Author Biography Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming. Details ISBN 0199940037 ISBN-13 9780199940035 Title Real Sadhus Sing to God Author Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 384 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137030119; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780199940035
Book Title: Real Sadhus Sing to God
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Real Sadhus Sing to God : Gender, Asceticism, and Vernacular Religion in Rajasthan
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Hinduism / Rituals & Practice, Religious, Hinduism / General, General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Philosophy
Item Length: 6.1 in
Author: Antoinette Elizabeth Denapoli
Item Width: 9.1 in
Series: Aar Religion, Culture, and History Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
