Performing materiality through song: Hindu female renouncers' embodying practices in Rajasthan
In this article attempt is made to emphasize the significance of body in the practices of female s?dhus in Rajasthan. Contrary to the Brahmanical depictions of ascetic traditions that emphasized the body and materiality in an unappealing light, the female s?dhu tradition in Rajasthan emphasize the t...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Univ.
2011
|
| In: |
Nidān
Year: 2011, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-35 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | In this article attempt is made to emphasize the significance of body in the practices of female s?dhus in Rajasthan. Contrary to the Brahmanical depictions of ascetic traditions that emphasized the body and materiality in an unappealing light, the female s?dhu tradition in Rajasthan emphasize the transformative role of body and hence materiality and not as an impediment to liberation. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2011.1 |