The goddesses' henchmen : gender in Indian hero worship / Lindsey Harlan.

By:

Harlan, Lindsey

Material type: Text

TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780195348347
0195348346
9786610704002
6610704007

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Goddesses' henchmen.DDC classification:

306/.0954/4 21

LOC classification:

DS485.R24 H38 2003eb

Other classification:

73.45

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Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Note on Transliteration; 1. Introduction; 2. The Land of Heroes: Rajasthani Soil and Rajput Blood; 3. Heroic Story: Slaughter and Glory; 4. Heroic Story Frames: Liberation, Perfection, and Seclusion; 5. Heroic Song: End of the Story and Beyond; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: The Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, "Land of Kings." An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of "heroes" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero. She is particularly interested in the role played by gender in stories about heroes and in their worship.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index.

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The Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, "Land of Kings." An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of "heroes" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero. She is particularly interested in the role played by gender in stories about heroes and in their worship.

English.

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