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 de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2007
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| Em: | Ano: 2007 |
| Volumes / Artigos: | Mostrar volumes / artigos. |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Hinduísmo
/ Mulher
/ Rito
B Hinduísmo / Mulher / Vida religiosa B Vida religiosa |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Hindu women
Religious life
B Hindu women Social life and customs B Rito B Coletânea de artigos B Hindu B Índia B Mulher B Hinduísmo B Hinduism Rituals B Vida religiosa |
| Acesso em linha: |
Autorenbiografie (Publisher) Table of Contents (Publisher) Verlagsangaben (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Recurso Electrónico
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| Resumo: | 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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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - 10-stellige ISBN aus Fremddaten |
| Descrição Física: | XV, 208 S., Ill., 24cm |
| ISBN: | 0-19-517706-1 0-19-517707-X 978-0-19-517706-0 978-0-19-517707-7 |
