Dalrymple, William.

Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / 9 lives William Dalrymple. - New Delhi : New York ; Bloomsbury, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. - xvii, 284 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.

First published: London : Bloomsbury, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references 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.

A study of the ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed in the vortex of the region's rapid change.

9781408879818 (alk. paper)

2010006362


Religious biography--India.


India--Religion.

294.092254 , A2/4 The Aryas Book Centre