| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
South Asia research
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South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Methods of Transliteration, Abbreviation, and Citation; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Discerning and Delineating the Figure of the Temple Woman; THREE: Temple Women as Temple Patrons; FOUR: Temple Women as Temple Servants; FIVE: Identity, Geography, Religion, and Kinship; SIX: Conclusions; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Devadāsīs -- India -- Tamil Nadu.
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Devadāsīs. |
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India -- Tamil Nadu. |
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Tamil Nadu (India) -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Orr, Leslie C., 1948- Donors, devotees, and daughters of God. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 0195099621 (DLC) 98007533 (OCoLC)39045033 |
| ISBN |
1429400609 (electronic book) |
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9781429400602 |
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0195356721 |
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9780195356724 |
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9780195099621 (alkaline paper) |
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0195099621 (alkaline paper) |
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0195099621 (alkaline paper) |
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