Gendered agency in transcultural Hinduism and Buddhism [electronic resource] : nuns, gurus and priestesses / edited by Ute Hüsken, Agi Wittich and Nanette R. Spina.

"Focusing on complex entanglements of religion and gender from a diversity of perspectives, this book explores how women enact agencies in transcultural Hindu and Buddhist settings. The chapters draw on original, in-depth empirical research in various contexts in South Asian religious traditions. To...

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