Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / William Dalrymple.
| Author/creator | Dalrymple, William |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. |
| Description | xvii, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | 9 lives |
| Contents | The nun's tale -- The dancer of Kannur -- The daughters of Yellamma -- The singer of epics -- The red fairy -- The monk's tale -- The maker of idols -- The lady twilight -- The song of the blind minstrel. |
| Abstract | A study of the ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region's rapid change. |
| General note | First published: London : Bloomsbury, 2009. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010006362 |
| ISBN | 9780307272829 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0307272826 (alk. paper) |