‘Locating Viṣnupriyā in the Tradition’: Women, Devotion, and Bengali Vaiṣṇavism in Colonial Times
This article tries to map the gender element in Bengali Vaiṣṇavism by focusing on the evolution of the image of Viṣnupriyā, Caitanya’s second wife, as it progressed from the pre-colonial hagiographic tradition to the novel theorization of Gaura-Viṣnupriyā dual worship in the colonial period. It expl...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 11 |
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Viṣnupriyā
B Women B gaura nāgara vāda B Bengal B Srīkanḍa B Colonial B Gender B Vaiṣṇava |
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