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041			_aEnglish
082			_a305.432 _bVIS
100			_aViswanathan, Lakshmi
245			_aWomen of pride : _bThe Devadasi heritage / _cLakshmi Vishwanathan ; with a foreword by Pavan K. Varma.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bLotus Collection, Roli Books, _c2008. _c2017.
300			_a210p.: _bill.:
520			_aDevadasi, raja dasi or kutcheri dasi devadasis have acquired a variety of definitions and roles over the years. Women of Pride studies, in depth, the devadasi tradition and its transformation into a living cultural phenomenon in the context of Hindu tradition. The book brings into focus the activities and identities of the devadasis and examines the functions and forms of the devadasi tradition. The changing face of the tradition has been authenticated and given a voice by the author by featuring some of the most prominent devadasis of our times. The book also examines the devadasi reform movement in a political, religious, and social context.
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