1. The Religious Life of Woman-as-householder2. . The Woman Who Is Not a Householder: Widowhood, Unmarriageability, and Female Asceticism3. Unity and Diversity I: Basic Terminology4. Unity and Diversity II: Sectarian Affiliation, Spiritual Path, and Ascetic Mode5. Socioreligious Aspects of Female Asceticism in Varanasi6. Sainthood, Society, and Transcendence: Legends and Poetry of Women Saints
