Woman and goddess in Hinduism [electronic resource] : reinterpretations and re-envisionings / edited by Tracy Pintchman, Rita D. Sherma.
Pintchman, Tracy.; Sherma, Rita DasGupta.
2011
BL1237.46 .W66 2011eb
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Title Woman and goddess in Hinduism [electronic resource] : reinterpretations and re-envisionings / edited by Tracy Pintchman, Rita D. Sherma.
Author Pintchman, Tracy.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780230119925 (electronic book)
9780230113695
0230113699
Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 243 p.) : ill.
Call Number BL1237.46 .W66 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 294.5/2114
Summary "Offering multilayered explorations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, this book emphasizes theological and activist methods and aims over historical, anthropological, and literary ones. The contributors approach the Feminine in Hindu traditions from the standpoint of intersubjective construction via a method that can be termed dialexis. Here, dialexis refers to a form of intellectual engagement "across styles" that takes as its starting point an adequate accounting of contextualized signification. The diverse ways that cultures articulate themselves are rooted in lexical choices made in historical, geographical, and cultural contexts"-- Provided by publisher.
"The essays in this volume offer multiple interpretations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, that self-consciously encourage theological revision and gender activism. All of the contributors are faithful to traditional Hindu categories, texts, and ways of thinking, but they creatively appropriate the materials they examine in ways that are affirming of the feminine and, in many cases, explicitly empowering to women. In offering multiple constructive explorations of the Hindu Feminine--some with, and others without the framework of a confessional stance--this book challenges normative conceptions of the emic/etic chasm and its expected impact on scholarship"-- Provided by publisher.
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A Hermeneutics of Intersubjectivity / Rita D. Sherma
pt. 1. Theological Reflection
Satī, Suttee, and Sāvitrī / Arvind Sharma
Female Beauty, Female Power: Seeing Devī in the Saundarya Lahari / Francis Xavier Clooney
Mystery, Wonder, and Knowledge in the Triadic Figure of Mahāvidyā Chinnamastā: A Sākta Woman's Reading / Neela Bhattacharya Saxena
pt. 2. Reclaiming Alternative Modalities of Feminine Power
Sītā Rasoīs and Sākta Pīthas: A Feminine Reclamation of Mythic and Epic Proportions / Phyllis K. Herman
Spreading Sakti / Karen Pechilis
The Kālī Practice: Revisiting Women's Roles in Tantra / Loriliai Biernacki
pt. 3. The Feminine Principles in Hindu Thought and Practice: Problems and Possibilities
Hindu Rituals on Behalf of Women: Notes on First Principles / Laurie L. Patton
The Feminine Concept of Surrender in Vaisnava Discourse / E.H. Rick Jarow
Gandhi's Construction of the Feminine: Toward an Indigenous Hermeneutics / Veena Rani Howard
Conclusion Reimagining the Hindu Feminine / Tracy Pintchman.

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