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The Sadhus of India: A Study of Hindu Asceticism [Hardcover]

Robert Lewis Gross (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1992

This empirical study provides a richly ethnographic account of indias colourful and charismatic holymen or sadhus. It also attempts to make readers understand the persistence of ancient traditions of asceticism and world renunciation in modern indian social and religious life.

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Hardcover: 485 pages
Publisher: South Asia Books (November 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 817033067X
ISBN-13: 978-8170330677
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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