Strong Arms and Drinking Strength - Masculinity, Violence, and the Body in Ancient India

Zusatztext This important book cuts sensitively to the core of the construction of masculinity in Vedic family, clan, and tribal society. From early hymns that reflect expansion through seasonal migrations to the hegemonic patriarchy embodied in state formation that closes the Rgvedic canon, Whitaker details a consistent androcentric ideology that lauds strength, intimidation, and violence through images of the hyper-masculine body and soma drinking of the god Indra. A needed but rare convergence of philology with gender, body, and ritual studies. Informationen zum Autor Jarrod L. Whitaker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Wake Forest University, where he teaches courses relating to Asian Religions, especially Hinduism and Buddhism, and also theory and method courses on religion, ritual, and gender. He holds a M.A. with First Class Honors in Religious Studies from The University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1998), and a Ph.D. in Asian Cultures and Languages from The University of Texas at Austin (2005). Klappentext Jarrod Whitaker examines the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, arguing that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man. Zusammenfassung Jarrod Whitaker examines the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, arguing that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Manhood and Masculinity Chapter 2: Brave Men and Bravery Chapter 3: Champions, Obstacles, and the Dragon Chapter 4: Strong Arms and Drinking Strength Conclusion Bibliography

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• Authors: Jarrod L Whitaker, Jarrod L. Whitaker, Jarrod L. (Assistant Professor of South Asian Religions Whitaker, Whitaker Jarrod L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2011
• EAN: 9780199755707
• ISBN: 978-0-19-975570-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, India, History of Religion, Hinduism, Ancient religions & mythologies, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Ancient religions and Mythologies