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Veiled gurus : a Hindu mother's experiential involvement in religious knowledge transmission
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Veiled gurus : a Hindu mother's experiential involvement in religious knowledge transmission / Colleen M. Yim.
ISBN
9780761837756 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0761837752 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2008.
Physical Description
xix, 173 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
To help ensure preservation of print and digital collections, this title is retained by Yale University Library on behalf of the HathiTrust Shared Print Program.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 23, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-156) and index.
Contents
The women and their environment
The history of women in Hinduism, ritual practices, and education
Transmission of religious knowledge: who is responsible?
Religious knowledge transmission through rituals
Religious knowledge transmission through festivals and votive rights
Knowledge transmission through daily life
Agents of knowledge transmission: Hindu women.
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