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001 2011005468
003 DLC
005 20110922151805.0
008 110204s2011 nyua 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011005468
020 $a9780230113695 (hardback)
020 $a0230113699 ()
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aBL1237.46$b.P56 2011
082 00 $a294.5/2114$222
084 $aREL032000$aREL032010$aHIS017000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPintchman, Tracy.
245 10 $aWoman and goddess in Hinduism :$breinterpretations and re-envisionings /$cTracy Pintchman, Rita D. Sherma.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
300 $aviii, 243 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
520 $a"Offering multilayered explorations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, this book emphasizes theological and activist methods and aims over historical, anthropological, and literary ones. The contributors approach the Feminine in Hindu traditions from the standpoint of intersubjective construction via a method that can be termed dialexis. Here, dialexis refers to a form of intellectual engagement "across styles" that takes as its starting point an adequate accounting of contextualized signification. The diverse ways that cultures articulate themselves are rooted in lexical choices made in historical, geographical, and cultural contexts"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"The essays in this volume offer multiple interpretations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, that self-consciously encourage theological revision and gender activism. All of the contributors are faithful to traditional Hindu categories, texts, and ways of thinking, but they creatively appropriate the materials they examine in ways that are affirming of the feminine and, in many cases, explicitly empowering to women. In offering multiple constructive explorations of the Hindu Feminine--some with, and others without the framework of a confessional stance--this book challenges normative conceptions of the emic/etic chasm and its expected impact on scholarship"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aWomen in Hinduism.
650 0 $aHindu goddesses.
650 0 $aWomen$xReligious aspects$xHinduism.
650 0 $aHinduism$xDoctrines.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Hinduism / General$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Hinduism / History$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia$2bisacsh.
700 1 $aSherma, Rita DasGupta.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011005468-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2011005468-d.html