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Contents Acknowledgments • xi Note on Transliteration • xiii Introduction Wandering with Renouncers •    1 one The Body and Sādhu Society •   35 two The Social Structures of Sādhu Life •   61 three Hardwar: The Ground of Space •   91 four Allahabad: The Community in Time • 127 five Kathmandu: The Body in Place • 149 Conclusion The Culture of Hindu Renunciation • 183 Appendix: Literatures on Renunciation & Embodiment • 195 Notes • 207 Bibliography • 219 Index • 237 ...

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