Divinity and deviance: women in Virasaivism/
Ramaswamy, Vijaya
Divinity and deviance: women in Virasaivism/ Vijaya Ramaswamy - Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. - xx, 137 p. ; 22 cm. - (Gender studies) .
Social roots --
Ideology --
Images of women --
Social background of the women --
Spirituality and the feminine --
Sati-Pati : brides of the lord --
Gendered spirituality and the naked saint --
Philosophy and mysticism --
Social philosophy --
The subsequent years : an epilogue --
The Vachanas.
0195639146 9780195639148
Women and Hinduism
Lingayats
Lingayat poetry, Kannada
305.4 / RAM/D
Divinity and deviance: women in Virasaivism/ Vijaya Ramaswamy - Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. - xx, 137 p. ; 22 cm. - (Gender studies) .
Social roots --
Ideology --
Images of women --
Social background of the women --
Spirituality and the feminine --
Sati-Pati : brides of the lord --
Gendered spirituality and the naked saint --
Philosophy and mysticism --
Social philosophy --
The subsequent years : an epilogue --
The Vachanas.
0195639146 9780195639148
Women and Hinduism
Lingayats
Lingayat poetry, Kannada
305.4 / RAM/D