Jewels of Authority
Download or Read eBook Jewels of Authority PDF written by Laurie Patton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Laurie Patton |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2002-01-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195350647 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195350642 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Jewels of Authority by : Laurie Patton
Book excerpt: The essays in this collection address the problem of Hindu women's relationship to authority, both within and without the textual traditions of Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, and English. The authors adopt a method of close textual and ethnographic reading, which results in some surprisingly new and subtle ways of interpreting older, more "classical" discourses, such as Veda and Mimamsa, as well as newer discourses, such as the RSS use of the Devimahatmya.
