Woman and goddess in Hinduism: reinterpretations and re-envisionings

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. TRACY PINTCHMAN is a Professor and Director of the International Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago, USA. . RITA SHARMA is Director of the Institute For Theology Beyond Boundaries and Executive Director of Philosophy andReligious Studies at Taksha Institute, Hampton, USA. INDICE: A Hermeneutics of Intersubjectivity; 'R.D.Sherma - 'PART I: THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION - Sati, Suttee, and Savitri; 'A.Sharma - 'Still a Goddess at Second Sight: Envisioning the Beautiful Woman of the Saundarya Lahari; 'F.Xavier Clooney' - Mystery, Wonder, and Knowledge in the Triadic Figure of Maha¯¯vidya¯ Chinnamasta¯: A Sa¯kta Woman's Reading; 'N.Bhattacharya Saxena - 'PART II: RECLAIMING ALTERNATIVE MODALITIES OF FEMININE POWER - Sita Rasois and Sakta Pi?has: A Feminine Reclamation of Mythic and Epic Proportions; 'P.Herman - 'Female Gurus and the Divine Feminine; 'K.Pechilis - 'The Kali Practice: Revisiting Women's Roles in Tantra; 'L.''Biernecki - 'PART III: THE FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN HINDU THOUGHT AND PRACTICE: PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES - Hindu Rituals onBehalf of Women: Notes on First Principles;' L.Patton - 'The Feminine Conceptof Surrender in Vai??avism; 'E.H.Rick Jarow - 'Gandhi's Construction of the Feminine in Hinduism: Negotiating Traditional Values for Modern Goals; 'V.Howard - 'Afterword: Reimagining the Hindu Feminine: Concluding Reflections

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11369-5
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés