Ascetics as activists : saffron women of Hindu nationalism / Koushiki Dasgupta.
| Author/creator | Dasgupta, Koushiki author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | vii, 206 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Ascetics as Activists examines the position of the female ascetics or sadhvis within the right-wing Hindu nationalist discourse in India. Dasgupta calls attention to the role of religion in gendered identity formation and political activism of the female ascetics in reference to the project of Hindutva in contemporary India. Ignoring disciplinary divisions, this book cuts through history, politics, and gender studies to explore an authentic perspective of asceticism, activism, spirituality, and masculinity as these have been constituted in the representation of female ascetics within the Hindutva movement"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Dasgupta, Koushiki. Ascetics as activists. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025 9781350448995 |
| LCCN | 2024050672 |
| ISBN | 9781350448988 |
| ISBN | 1350448982 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781350449022 paperback |
| ISBN | 1350449024 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |