Donors, devotees, and daughters of God : temple women in medieval Tamilnadu
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Donors, devotees, and daughters of God : temple women in medieval Tamilnadu
（South Asia research）
Oxford University Press, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-290) and 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. This book shows how the temple woman's economic authonomy, independence and initiative allowed her to negotiate medieval temple politics and establish a role for
herself with its own peculiar social and religious significance.
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