The graceful guru: Hindu female gurus in India and the United States

This collection of nine essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have been unusual but not unknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Pechilis, Karen (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2004
In:Year: 2004
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Hinduism / Woman guru
B USA / Hinduism / Woman guru
Further subjects:B Gurus (India) Biography
B Hindu women saints ; Biography
B Hindu women saints Biography
B Gurus ; India ; Biography
B Women in Hinduism
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This collection of nine essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have been unusual but not unknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:019984996X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195145380.001.0001