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The Sadhus of India: A Study of Hindu Asceticism

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This empirical study provides a richly ethnographic account of india's 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.

485 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

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