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Wandering with Sadhus Ascetics in the Hindu Himalayas

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ISBN-10: 0253219493

ISBN-13: 9780253219497

Edition: 2007

Authors: Sondra L. Hausner

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Description:

Intimate portraits of the life of Hindu Sadhus
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Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 12/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Sondra L. Hausner is 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.

Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction: Wandering with Renouncers
The Body and Sadhu Society
The Social Structures of Sadhu Life
Hardwar: The Ground of Space
Allahabad: The Community in Time
Kathmandu: The Body in Place
Conclusion: The Culture of Hindu Renunciation
Literatures on Renunciation & Embodiment
Notes
Bibliography
Index