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Veiled Gurus - A Hindu Mother's Experiential Involvement in Religious Knowledge Transmission (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,229
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Veiled Gurus - A Hindu Mother's Experiential Involvement in Religious Knowledge Transmission (Paperback): Colleen Yim

Veiled Gurus - A Hindu Mother's Experiential Involvement in Religious Knowledge Transmission (Paperback)

Colleen Yim

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This work examines the social reality of a Hindu woman's involvement in the transmission of religious knowledge. The two-year ethnographic study traces the steps of Dalit women in an urban village in New Delhi, India, in which Dr. Yim explores the mother's role in life cycle rituals, festivals, vrats (ritual fasts), and daily life. In this study, Yim attempts to bridge the gap between the word of religious texts and the reality of the women's lives. Despite the tradition of religious texts to overlook the role of women as teachers, this study found that women are the primary agents of religious knowledge transmission. The Dalit women in this study convey their erudition through informal education, such as observation; worship; imitation; and family responsibilities. The implications of this study are not only to validate informal education as an effective means of teaching, but to confirm the central role Hindu women have in the transmission of religious knowledge to their children.

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Imprint: University Press of America
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2007
First published: October 2007
Authors: Colleen Yim
Dimensions: 230 x 153 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-3775-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > Religious instruction
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > Religious instruction
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 0-7618-3775-2
Barcode: 9780761837756

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