Home or Ashram?: The Vaishnavas of Bengal
In theory, Indic religious traditions rigorously differentiate the realms of householder and renouncer, with movement only permitted from former to latter and only for certain individuals. The presence of castes with renouncer names (Yogis, Naths, Vaishnavas) suggests that realities on the ground ma...
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Fieldwork in religion
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