| Jewels of Authority: Women and Textual Tradition in Hindu India Contributor(s): Patton, Laurie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195134788 ISBN-13: 9780195134780 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $193.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: 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 and subtle 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 99053416 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.62" W x 9.52" (1.23 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 and subtle 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. |
