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Close engagement with the essays collected here—a set of writings richly conceived, complexly interwoven, and ethnographically substantial—has expanded my knowledge, dislodged false assumptions, and opened new horizons. This work’s total impact led me to wonder, as other readers may, whether the concept of renunciation in South Asian religions loses all coherence when we explore its multiple interpretations in such diverse contexts and stupendously messy realities. Where I am able to gather my thoughts is at the indeterminate yet momentous juncture of “breaking away.”
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Gold, A.G. (2006). Afterword: Breaking Away …. In: Khandelwal, M., Hausner, S.L., Gold, A.G. (eds) Women’s Renunciation in South Asia. Religion/Culture/Critique. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-10485-4_10
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