Women's lives, women's rituals in the Hindu tradition / edited by Tracy Pintchman.

Other author Pintchman, Tracy.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Pt. 1. Engaging domesticity. The cat in the courtyard: the performance of Sanskrit and the religious experience of women / Laurie L. Patton -- Wandering from "hills to valleys" with the goddess: protection and freedom in the Matamma tradition of Andhra / Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger -- Lovesick Gopi or woman's best friend: the mythic Sakhi and ritual friendships among women in Benares / Tracy Pintchman -- Words that breach walls: women's rituals in Rajasthan / Lindsey Harlan -- Threshold designs, forehead dots, and menstruation rituals: exploring time and space in Tamil Kolams / Vijaya Rettakudi Nagarajan. Pt. 2. Beyond domesticity. Domesticity and difference/women and men: religious life in medieval Tamilnadu / Leslie C. Orr -- The anatomy of devotion: the life and poetry of Karaikkal Ammaiyar / Elaine Craddock -- The play of the mother: possession and power in Hindu women's goddess rituals / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Does Tantric ritual empower women? Renunciation and domesticity among female Bengali Tantrikas / June McDaniel -- Performing arts, re-forming rituals: women and social change in South India / Vasudha Narayanan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006021014
ISBN0195177061 (cloth)
ISBN019517707X (pbk.)
ISBN9780195177077 (pbk.)
ISBN9780195177060 (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks BL1237.46 .W67 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold