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OverviewSouth Asia is the only major region where the ‘Great Goddess’ is still a living reality for believers – yet its society remains male-dominated. Drawing their examples from ritual practices, myths, and sacred texts the contributors to this volume discuss the place of the feminine within the sacred sphere of South Asian religion. The theme is full of contradictions, for the impurity of woman must be held against the powers she incarnates, and the religious status of these powers is an old theme of debate among Hindu and Buddhist thinkers. Finally, the feminine pole in religious thought cannot simply be equated with human woman- hood. . . . Yet the very presence of feminity in the sacred sphere contrasts with its exclusion from scriptural Islam or from protestantism, and offers, perhaps, to women, a mode of religious expression in an idiom where gender is a central paradigm of thought. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harald Tambs-LychePublisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9788173042461ISBN 10: 8173042462 Pages: 147 Publication Date: 15 January 2024 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHarald Tambs-Lyche studied at the University of Bergen, Norway and at SOAS, London. Following work on the Indian diaspora (London Patidars, 1980) he worked extensively on religion and society in Saurashtra, Gujarat (Power, Profit and Poetry, 1997; The Good Country, 2004). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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