Devadasi, ''A Nun's Story''

Devadasi, ''A Nun's Story''
Title Devadasi, ''A Nun's Story'' PDF eBook
Author Tom Matthews
Publisher Xlibris Corporation
Pages 137
Release 2012-09-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1479708372

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"The author wonderfully captures the powerful emotions and human condition of each character. The book is filled with interesting episodes and incidents and it is a fascinating journey for the reader. Well-crafted plot..."

Nine Lives

Nine Lives
Title Nine Lives PDF eBook
Author William Dalrymple
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 305
Release 2010-06-07
Genre Travel
ISBN 1408801248

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A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day. LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

Aphrodite's Daughters

Aphrodite's Daughters
Title Aphrodite's Daughters PDF eBook
Author Jalaja Bonheim
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 402
Release 1997-06-04
Genre Religion
ISBN 1439134995

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An intimate look at the transformative power of women's sexual experiences. Based on the stories of ordinary American women, Aphrodite’s Daughters explores the central role of sexuality in women's spiritual journey. Witty, wise, entertaining, and compassionate, Aphrodite's Daughters quickly became an underground classic, and has changed the lives of thousands of women.

Recasting the Devadasi

Recasting the Devadasi
Title Recasting the Devadasi PDF eBook
Author Priyadarshini Vijaisri
Publisher
Pages 368
Release 2004
Genre Devadāsīs
ISBN

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Dance, Sex, and Gender

Dance, Sex, and Gender
Title Dance, Sex, and Gender PDF eBook
Author Judith Lynne Hanna
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 372
Release 1988-05-15
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780226315515

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"Ambitious in its scope and interdisciplinary in its purview. . . . Without doubt future researchers will want to refer to Hanna's study, not simply for its rich bibliographical sources but also for suggestions as to how to proceed with their own work. Dance, Sex, and Gender will initiate a discussion that should propel a more methodologically informed study of dance and gender."—Randy Martin, Journal of the History of Sexuality

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing
Title The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing PDF eBook
Author Robert Clarke
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 291
Release 2018-01-11
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1108547613

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The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing offers readers an insight into the scope and range of perspectives that one encounters in this field of writing. Encompassing a diverse range of texts and styles, performances and forms, postcolonial travel writing recounts journeys undertaken through places, cultures, and communities that are simultaneously living within, through, and after colonialism in its various guises. The Companion is organized into three parts. Part I, 'Departures', addresses key theoretical issues, topics, and themes. Part II, 'Performances', examines a range of conventional and emerging travel performances and styles in postcolonial travel writing. Part III, 'Peripheries' continues to shift the analysis of travel writing from the traditional focus on Eurocentric contexts. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the field, appealing to students and teachers of travel writing and postcolonial studies.

Hinduism

Hinduism
Title Hinduism PDF eBook
Author Roshen Dalal
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 1068
Release 2014-04-18
Genre Religion
ISBN 8184752776

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An invaluable encyclopedia of Hinduism Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions; an amalgam of diverse beliefs and schools, it originates in the Vedas and is rooted in Indian culture. Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide illuminates complex philosophical concepts through lucid definitions, a historical perspective and incisive analyses. It examines various aspects of Hinduism, covering festivals and rituals, gods and goddesses, philosophers, memorials, aesthetics, and sacred plants and animals. The author also explores pivotal ideas, including moksha, karma, dharma and samsara, and details the diverse commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and other important texts. Citing extensively from the regional languages, the book describes Hinduism’s innumerable myths and legends, and looks at the many versions of texts including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, placing each entry in its historical context and tracing its evolution to the present. • Outlines all eighteen major Puranas, the 108 Upanishads, and a selection of Vaishnava, Sahiva and Tantric texts • Provides quotations from rare original texts • A product of years of research, with a wide range of entries