Description: Real Sadhus Sing to God by Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli In this groundbreaking book, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli examines the everyday religious worlds and lived practices of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. Real Sadhus Sing to God is the first book-length study to explore the ways that female sadhus perform and create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices . FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Drawing on ethnographic research spanning ten years, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli offers a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Her work brings to light the little known and often marginalized lives of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the North Indian state of Rajasthan. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of the mostly unlettered female sadhus, who come from a number of castes, Real Sadhus Sing to God illustrates thatthese women experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways. They construct their lives as paths of singing to God, which, the author suggests, serves as the female way of being an ascetic.Examining the relationship between asceticism (sannyas) and devotion (bhakti) in contemporary contexts, the book brings together two disparate fields of study-yoga/asceticism and bhakti-using the singing of bhajans (devotional songs) as an orienting metaphor. This is the first book-length study to explore the ways in which female sadhus perform and thus create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices, which DeNapolicharacterizes as their "rhetoric of renunciation." Author Biography Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsA Note on Transliteration and TranslationIntroduction: Orienting Metaphors: Singing Bhajans as Devotional AsceticismChapter 1: Performing Asceticism and Redefining Definitional BoundariesChapter 2: "By the Sweetness of the Tongue": Performing Female Agency in Personal NarrativeChapter 3: "Forget Happiness! Give me Suffering Instead.": Negotiating Gender and Asceticism in Religious NarrativeChapter 4: "On the Battlefield of Bhakti": Gender and Caste in Vernacular AsceticismChapter 5: "I myself am Shabari!": A Tribal Sadhus Journey of Singing BhajansChapter 6: "Even the Black Cuckoo Sings Beautifully": Challenge and Reconfiguration in the Practices of a Khatik SadhuChapter 7: "Write the Text in Your Heart": Non-literacy, Authority, and Female Sadhus Performances of Asceticism through Sacred TextsChapter 8: "Real Sadhus Sing to God": Performing Sant Asceticism in Vernacular SingingConclusion: "Meeting and Parting in the Melâ of Life": Vernacular Asceticism in RajasthanNotesBibliographyIndex Review "DeNapolis engaging and spirited ethnography offers original insights into complex intersections of gender with social hierarchies, world-renunciation, and the poetics of devotional experience. Vivid and memorable portraits of strong female characters reveal how deep religious convictions may equally provide unflinching critiques of everyday constraints on womens embodied lives. Delightfully readable and teachable!" --Ann Grodzins Gold, Thomas J. WatsonProfessor of Religion and Professor of Anthropology, Syracuse University Promotional The first book-length study to explore the ways that female sadhus perform and create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices . Long Description Drawing on ethnographic research spanning ten years, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli offers a new perspective on the practice of asceticism in India today. Her work brings to light the little known and often marginalized lives of female Hindu ascetics (sadhus) in the North Indian state of Rajasthan. Examining the everyday religious worlds and practices of the mostly unlettered female sadhus, who come from a number of castes, Real Sadhus Sing to God illustrates thatthese women experience asceticism in relational and celebratory ways. They construct their lives as paths of singing to God, which, the author suggests, serves as the female way of being an ascetic. Examining the relationship between asceticism (sannyas) and devotion (bhakti) in contemporary contexts,the book brings together two disparate fields of study-yoga/asceticism and bhakti-using the singing of bhajans (devotional songs) as an orienting metaphor. This is the first book-length study to explore the ways in which female sadhus perform and thus create gendered views of asceticism through their singing, storytelling, and sacred text practices, which DeNapoli characterizes as their "rhetoric of renunciation." Review Text "DeNapolis engaging and spirited ethnography offers original insights into complex intersections of gender with social hierarchies, world-renunciation, and the poetics of devotional experience. Vivid and memorable portraits of strong female characters reveal how deep religious convictions may equally provide unflinching critiques of everyday constraints on womens embodied lives. Delightfully readable and teachable!" --Ann Grodzins Gold, Thomas J. WatsonProfessor of Religion and Professor of Anthropology, Syracuse University Review Quote "DeNapolis engaging and spirited ethnography offers original insights into complex intersections of gender with social hierarchies, world-renunciation, and the poetics of devotional experience. Vivid and memorable portraits of strong female characters reveal how deep religious convictions may equally provide unflinching critiques of everyday constraints on womens embodied lives. Delightfully readable and teachable!" --Ann Grodzins Gold, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Professor of Anthropology, Syracuse University Feature Conferences:a. American Academy of Religionb. Association of Asian Studiesc. American Anthropological AssociationSelling point: Contributes the concept of "vernacular asceticism" to religious studies scholarshipSelling point: Brings to light womens voices and views in the practice of renunciation Details ISBN0199940037 Short Title REAL SADHUS SING TO GOD Language English ISBN-10 0199940037 ISBN-13 9780199940035 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 Subtitle Gender, Asceticism, and Vernacular Religion in Rajasthan Illustrations 21 illus. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2014-05-29 UK Release Date 2014-05-29 AU Release Date 2014-05-29 NZ Release Date 2014-05-29 US Release Date 2014-05-29 Author Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli Pages 384 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series AAR Religion, Culture, and History Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Alternative 9780199940011 DEWEY 294.544708209544 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118503745;
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