Women's lives, women's rituals in the Hindu tradition
Pt. 1. Engaging domesticity. The cat in the courtyard: the performance of Sanskrit and the religious experience of women / Laurie L. Patton -- Wandering from "hills to valleys" with the goddess: protection and freedom in the Matamma tradition of Andhra / Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger -- Love...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2007
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| In: | Anno: 2007 |
| Volumi / Articoli: | Mostra i volumi/ gli articoli. |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Induismo
/ Donna
/ Rito
B Induismo / Donna / Vita religiosa B Vita religiosa |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Hindu women
Religious life
B Hindu women Social life and customs B Donna B Vita religiosa B Rito B Raccolta di saggi B Induismo B Indù B Hinduism Rituals B India |
| Accesso online: |
Autorenbiografie (Publisher) Table of Contents (Publisher) Verlagsangaben (Publisher) |
| Edizione parallela: | Elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | Pt. 1. Engaging domesticity. The cat in the courtyard: the performance of Sanskrit and the religious experience of women / Laurie L. Patton -- Wandering from "hills to valleys" with the goddess: protection and freedom in the Matamma tradition of Andhra / Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger -- Lovesick Gopi or woman's best friend: the mythic Sakhi and ritual friendships among women in Benares / Tracy Pintchman -- Words that breach walls: women's rituals in Rajasthan / Lindsey Harlan -- Threshold designs, forehead dots, and menstruation rituals: exploring time and space in Tamil Kolams / Vijaya Rettakudi Nagarajan. Pt. 2. Beyond domesticity. Domesticity and difference/women and men: religious life in medieval Tamilnadu / Leslie C. Orr -- The anatomy of devotion: the life and poetry of Karaikkal Ammaiyar / Elaine Craddock -- The play of the mother: possession and power in Hindu women's goddess rituals / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Does Tantric ritual empower women? Renunciation and domesticity among female Bengali Tantrikas / June McDaniel -- Performing arts, re-forming rituals: women and social change in South India / Vasudha Narayanan |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - 10-stellige ISBN aus Fremddaten |
| Descrizione fisica: | XV, 208 S., Ill., 24cm |
| ISBN: | 0-19-517706-1 0-19-517707-X 978-0-19-517706-0 978-0-19-517707-7 |
