Escaping the World: Women Renouncers among Jains

Manisha Sethi

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Indian and Buddhist Studies Study and Philosophy of Religion South Asian Studies and Diaspora

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Glossary. Introduction 1. Theorizing Renunciation: Possibilities and Limitations 2. Nuns and Temptresses: Representing Women in Jainism 3. The Making of a Sadhvi: Claims and Counterclaims 4. Ethics of Care: Individual and the Institutional 5. Idealized Lives: Biographies of Two Iconic Nuns 6. Some Concluding Thoughts. Appendix. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

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