Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Part I (Be)longing in Time
1 Curiosity Killed The{u2026} Woman: Modern Rewritings of "Bluebeard" in Literary Representations of Marital Abuse
Abstract
References
2 New Feminine Myths as Builders of New Transcultural Horizons
Abstract
References
3 Not By Faith Alone: Religion, Gender and The Public Domain in India
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Kumaran Asan's Re-Reading of Sita
3.3 Periyar's Re-Interpretation of The Ramayana
3.4 Nina Paley's Sita Sings the Blues
3.5 Conclusion

7.2 Natsume Sōseki and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
7.3 Gender Issues in India and Japan
7.4 Conclusion
References
8 Rewriting GenreGender? Crime Fiction by Women Authors from India and Latin America
Abstract
References
9 Gender Revolution in Socialist Cuba: Up to a Certain Point
Abstract
References
10 Bodies of Pleasure: Rethinking Gender, Space and Identity
Abstract
10.1 Moving Bodies, Performing Gender: An Introduction
10.2 Bodily Practices and Gendered Spaces: A Critical Review
10.3 Parks as Spaces of Resistance and Negotiation

10.4 Concluding Remarks
References
Part III Performing (Be)longing
11 "Devadasi" Reform in Colonial South India: The Case of Radhika Santwanam
Abstract
References
12 Gender and Performance: The Reinvention of Mohiniyattam in Early Twentieth-Century Kerala
Abstract
References
13 Wayward Women, Wicked Singing
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Search
13.3 The Journey
13.4 Conclusion
References
14 Gendered Bhavas: Perpetuating Notions of "Ideal" Male and Female Behaviour Through Specific Emotions Highlighted in Acting in Mayabazar
Abstract

14.1 Introduction
14.2 Storyline
14.3 Different Genders, Different Bhavas
14.3.1 Sasirekha in Courtship
14.3.2 Sasirekha in Protest
14.3.3 Sasirekha in Marriage
14.4 Conclusion
References
15 The Relevance of Gender in the Narco CorridoNarco Novel
Abstract
References
Part IV Modernity, Technology and (Be)longing
16 Tagore's Women Heralding The "New Indian Woman": A Critique of the Women's Question in the Nationalist Discourse
Abstract
References
17 Manasi to Neera: The Evolution of the Concept of "Muse" in Modern Bengali Poetry
Abstract