Jewels of authority : women and textual tradition in Hindu India /
Jewels of authority : women and textual tradition in Hindu India /
edited by Laurie L. Patton.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- 1 online resource (xxii, 228 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Housemistress at the door / Ritual rights / Mantras and miscarriage / Giver or given? / Om, the Vedas, and the status of women with special reference to Śrīvaiṣṇavism / Casting light on the sounds of the Tamil Veda / By what authority? / Hindu nationalist women / Counterpoint authority in women's ritual expressions / Ellison Banks Findly -- Mary McGee -- Laurie L. Patton -- Stephanie W. Jamison -- Katherine K. Young -- Vasudha Narayanan -- Nancy Auer Falk -- Paola Bacchetta -- Ann Grodzins Gold.
The essays in this collection address the problem of Hindu women's relationship to authority, both within and without the textual traditions of Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, and English. The authors adopt a method of close textual and ethnographic reading, which results in some surprisingly new andsubtle ways of interpreting older, more "classical" discourses, such as Veda and Mimamsa, as well as newer discourses, such as the RSS use of the Devimahatmya.
9780195350647 (electronic bk.) 0195350642 (electronic bk.) 9780195134780 0195134788 (Cloth)
99053416
Women--Social conditions.--India
Hindu women--History.--India
Women--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Hinduism--Social aspects.
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Dowry--History.--India
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Inde
Hindoues--Histoire.--Inde
Femmes--Aspect religieux--Hindouisme.
Hindouisme--Aspect social.
Femmes--Droits--Aspect religieux--Hindouisme.
Dot--Histoire.--Inde
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Dowry.
Hindu women.
Hinduism--Social aspects.
Women--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Women--Social conditions.
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Frau
Hinduismus
Vrouwen.
Bruidsgift.
Vrouwenstudies.
Hindoeïsme.
India.
Indien
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HQ1742 / .J48 2002eb
305.42/0954
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Housemistress at the door / Ritual rights / Mantras and miscarriage / Giver or given? / Om, the Vedas, and the status of women with special reference to Śrīvaiṣṇavism / Casting light on the sounds of the Tamil Veda / By what authority? / Hindu nationalist women / Counterpoint authority in women's ritual expressions / Ellison Banks Findly -- Mary McGee -- Laurie L. Patton -- Stephanie W. Jamison -- Katherine K. Young -- Vasudha Narayanan -- Nancy Auer Falk -- Paola Bacchetta -- Ann Grodzins Gold.
The essays in this collection address the problem of Hindu women's relationship to authority, both within and without the textual traditions of Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, and English. The authors adopt a method of close textual and ethnographic reading, which results in some surprisingly new andsubtle ways of interpreting older, more "classical" discourses, such as Veda and Mimamsa, as well as newer discourses, such as the RSS use of the Devimahatmya.
9780195350647 (electronic bk.) 0195350642 (electronic bk.) 9780195134780 0195134788 (Cloth)
99053416
Women--Social conditions.--India
Hindu women--History.--India
Women--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Hinduism--Social aspects.
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Dowry--History.--India
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Inde
Hindoues--Histoire.--Inde
Femmes--Aspect religieux--Hindouisme.
Hindouisme--Aspect social.
Femmes--Droits--Aspect religieux--Hindouisme.
Dot--Histoire.--Inde
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Dowry.
Hindu women.
Hinduism--Social aspects.
Women--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Women--Social conditions.
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Frau
Hinduismus
Vrouwen.
Bruidsgift.
Vrouwenstudies.
Hindoeïsme.
India.
Indien
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HQ1742 / .J48 2002eb
305.42/0954