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Female ascetics : hierarchy and purity in an Indian religious movement
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Title
Female ascetics : hierarchy and purity in an Indian religious movement / Wendy Sinclair-Brull.
ISBN
1136789456
1136789529
9781136789458
9781136789526
0700704221
9780700704224
Publication
Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages) : illustrations, map
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Summary
This book examines in rich detail the neglected topic of female ascetics. Based on field research, it documents the social forces which facilitated the establishment of an Order of Ascetics for women, defying tradition in many respects. It describes the subtle methods by which the individual is transformed into a full member of the Order, and how hierarchy and purity are indeed integral to the process.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Sinclair-Brull, Wendy, 1937- Female ascetics
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Religion & society in South Asia series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Glossary; Map of Kerala; Introduction; 1 The Hindu Revival; Background to Nineteenth Century Calcutta; The Missionaries; Rammohun Roy and the Brahmo Samaj; The Bengali Renaissance; Keshab Chandra Sen; Ramakrishna; The Brāhmani; Sādhana; Ramakrishna as Guru; 2 The Ramakrishna Movement: From Religious Renaissance to Nationalist Aspiration; The Foundation of the Ramakrishna Order; The Triumph of Vivekananda; Vivekananda in America; Homecoming; The Ramakrishna Mission.
Ramakrishna, Incarnation of the AgeNew Realities; Consolidation; 3 The Ramakrishna Movement in Kerala; Sri Ramakrishna Asrama, Trichur; Trichur in the Early Decades of the Nineteenth Century; The First Trichur Recruits to the Ramakrishna Order; Mathru Mandir; 4 The Foundation of a Monastic Order for Women; Vivekananda's Plans for a Womens Math; Nivedita; A Math for Women; Sarala; Sarada Mandiram Gains Independent Status; How Holy Mother Came to Stay at Sarada Mandiram; Interim Developments in Kerala; 5 The Ramakrishna Order of Samnyasinis; Sri Sarada Math Branches; Ramakrishna Sarada Mission.
The Administrative Organisation of the OrderLocal Autonomy and Central Control; A Profile of the Village, 1981; Village Communities; Sarada Mandiram; 6 The Monastic Inmates; The Candidates; 7 Adjusting; Arrival; Pre Probation; 8 Being and Becoming; Brahmacārya; Samnyāsa; 9 Hierarchy and Rank; Ranking within Sarada Mandiram; Maintaining Rank within Sarada Mandiram; Expressions of Hierarchy; 10 The Concept of Purity; Personal Purity; Hierarchical Purity; Serving Seniors; Conclusion; 11 Sarada Mandiram and the Local Villagers; Labourers' Grievances; Serving the Poor as God; Conclusion; Notes.
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