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Devadasi cult : a sociological analysis / Jogan Shankar.

By: Publication details: New Delhi : Ashish Pub. House, 1990.Description: vii, 179 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 8170242819 (hbk.)
  • 9788170242819
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.74 SHA
Contents:
Contents: Preface-iii List of Tables-vii 1. Introduction-1 2. Genesis and Prevalence of Devadasi Cult-28 3. The Setting-65 4. Devasis of Yellampura Village- A Profile-88 5. Determinants of Persistence and Continuity of Devadasi Cult-109 6. Towards Reformation and Rehabilitation of Devadasi -135 7. Conclusion and Recommendations -156 Bibliography-168 Index-177
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Study on the devadasis, female dancers and singers, traditionally attached to temples; with particular reference to Karnataka.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-175)

Contents:
Preface-iii
List of Tables-vii
1. Introduction-1
2. Genesis and Prevalence of Devadasi Cult-28
3. The Setting-65
4. Devasis of Yellampura Village- A Profile-88
5. Determinants of Persistence and Continuity of Devadasi Cult-109
6. Towards Reformation and Rehabilitation of Devadasi -135
7. Conclusion and Recommendations -156
Bibliography-168
Index-177