For her, it is therefore glaringly true that even though transcendence from the superficial ideas of gender is sought in traditions such as Bhakti, men and women look at spirituality differently and embark on the spiritual journey in different ways. in that the woman's "transgression" is two-fold-entering the man's world of renunciation by rejecting traditional roles and moving into contested spaces lined with tensions of gender issues on the one hand, and dealing with the spiritual quest on the other. ... This understanding is tied integrally to the idea that the woman i...

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