Donors, devotees, and daughters of God : temple women in medieval Tamilnadu / Leslie C. Orr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orr, Leslie C., 1948- author.

Series:

South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

Oxford scholarship online.

South Asia research

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Devadāsīs--India--Tamil Nadu.

Devadāsīs.

Tamil Nadu (India)--Religious life and customs.

Tamil Nadu (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society.

Contents:

Contents; Methods of Transliteration, Abbreviation, and Citation; ONE: Introduction; TWO: Discerning and Delineating the Figure of the Temple Woman; THREE: Temple Women as Temple Patrons; FOUR: Temple Women as Temple Servants; FIVE: Identity, Geography, Religion, and Kinship; SIX: Conclusions; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9780197738887

0197738885

9781280528286

1280528281

9780195356724

0195356721

9781429400602

1429400609

OCLC:

191935612

Publisher Number:

2027/heb04647 hdl