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" Donors, devotees, and daughters of God : "
Leslie C. Orr.
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BL
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1035884
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b790254
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| Main Entry
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Orr, Leslie C.,1948-
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Donors, devotees, and daughters of God : : temple women in medieval Tamilnadu /\ Leslie C. Orr.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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South Asia research
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1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) :: illustrations, maps.
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0195099621
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: 1280528281
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: 6610528284
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: 9780195099621
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: 9780195356724
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: 9781280528286
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: 9781429400602
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: 9786610528288
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0195099621
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Devadāsīs-- India-- Tamil Nadu.
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Devadāsī-- Inde-- Tamil Nadu.
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Devadāsīs.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Women's Studies.
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Tamil Nadu (India), Religious life and customs.
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Tamil Nadu (Inde), Vie religieuse.
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India, Tamil Nadu.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.43/2945/095482
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BL1237.58.D48O77 2000eb
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