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Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind - Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R813
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Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind - Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women (Paperback, New): Anne Mackenzie Pearson

Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind - Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Women (Paperback, New)

Anne Mackenzie Pearson

Series: SUNY series, McGill Studies in the History of Religions, A Series Devoted to International Scholarship

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This is the first book-length study that explores the history and nature of vrats--votive fasting rites--the role these rites play in the religious lives of Hindu women in North India, and the meanings these women attribute to them.

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Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: SUNY series, McGill Studies in the History of Religions, A Series Devoted to International Scholarship
Release date: July 1996
First published: July 1996
Authors: Anne Mackenzie Pearson
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 315
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-3038-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 0-7914-3038-3
Barcode: 9780791430385

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