Graceful Women: Gender and Identity in an American Sikh Community Tapa dura - 2003 - 1st Edición

Univ Tennessee Press, 2003-05-26. Hardcover. Used: Good.

University of Tennessee Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. New. A number of religious movements were born in the United States in the 1970s as refugees from the counterculture sought new ways of living. In 1969 in Los Angeles, teacher Yogi Bhajan founded the Healthy Happy Holy Organization (3HO) and dedicated it to yoga and healthy living. Many members began to convert to Sikhism, Bhajan s faith, and soon the group numbered in the thousands. Graceful Women is the first look at the women who embraced this community as they sought meaning in their lives. Constance Waeber Elsberg follows members of an ashram over an extended period of time from affiliation, through their first attempts to apply the teachings of 3HO to everyday life, through upheavals and doubts in the community, and finally, to mature formulations of their own purpose and identity. Both long-term and former members speak about the group and the process of adopting Sikhism and participating in such cultural practices as arranged marriages. In studying this group, Elsberg found women… Leer más

University of Tennessee Press, 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 352 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Univ Tennessee Press, 2003-05-26. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ Tennessee Press, 2003-05-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!