Dalrymple, William.
Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / William Dalrymple. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. - xvii, 275 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index.
The nun's tale -- The dancer of Kannur -- The daughters of Yellamma -- The singer of epics -- The red fairy -- The monk's tale -- The maker of idols -- The lady twilight -- The song of the blind minstrel.
Library Journal Starred, May 2010 Pub Weekly, May 2010 Kirkus Review, April 2010
Explores how traditional religious life in India has undergone change amid economic development around the turn of the twenty-first century, examining the lives of various religious adherents, including a sacred dancer, a Sufi mystic, and a Tantric practitioner.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780307272829 (trade) 0307272826
2010006362
Religious biography--India.
Religious biography--India.
India--Religion.
India--Religion.
BL2001.3 / .D35 2010
294/.092/254
Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / William Dalrymple. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. - xvii, 275 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index.
The nun's tale -- The dancer of Kannur -- The daughters of Yellamma -- The singer of epics -- The red fairy -- The monk's tale -- The maker of idols -- The lady twilight -- The song of the blind minstrel.
Library Journal Starred, May 2010 Pub Weekly, May 2010 Kirkus Review, April 2010
Explores how traditional religious life in India has undergone change amid economic development around the turn of the twenty-first century, examining the lives of various religious adherents, including a sacred dancer, a Sufi mystic, and a Tantric practitioner.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780307272829 (trade) 0307272826
2010006362
Religious biography--India.
Religious biography--India.
India--Religion.
India--Religion.
BL2001.3 / .D35 2010
294/.092/254