Sex with Purpose: Mimamsa Rules and the Dharma of Marital Intercourse
In this essay, the relationship between Mimamsa hermeneutics and Dharmasastra rules is explored through the topic of marital intercourse. The physical act of sex between married partners at prescribed times is viewed as an essential step in a ritualized understanding of the higher religious purposes...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
2023
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Religions of South Asia
Année: 2023, Volume: 17, Numéro: 1, Pages: 23-43 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Dharmaśāstra
B Medieval India B Sex B Hermeneutics B Hindu Law B Rules |
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| Résumé: | In this essay, the relationship between Mimamsa hermeneutics and Dharmasastra rules is explored through the topic of marital intercourse. The physical act of sex between married partners at prescribed times is viewed as an essential step in a ritualized understanding of the higher religious purposes or goals of intercourse. The transformation of ordinary actions into religiously purposeful actions though rules and restrictions is characteristic not only of Hindu legal thought, but also of legal rules everywhere. This small example, therefore, contains a wider lesson about the aspirations of law beyond mere social order. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-2697 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rosa.25454 |