Author: Feldhaus, Anne & Tulpule, Shankar Gopal
Title: In The Absence of God : The Early Years of an Indian Sect. A Translation of Smrtisthal with an Introduction
Description: Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, (1992). orig. boards, dustwrapper. 24x16cm, vii,187 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction: Context; Devotion: Viraha; Devotional Practices; Asceticism: Renunciation of Family & Sexual Relations; Renunciation of Money & Possessions; Food & Begging; Solitude; Wandering; The Structure of the Group: The Name of the Group; Group Boundaries & Relations with Outsiders; Relations within the Group; Distinctions within the Group; Bhatobas Role; Scriptures; The Text of Smrtisthal: Title; Edition; Authorship & Date; Smrtisthal: Appendix.

Keywords: Hinduism, History of Religion, Hindu Asceticism, Mahunubhava Sect, Marathi Literature, Medieval India, Cakradhar, Religious Movements, South Asia