Gendered agency in transcultural Hinduism and Buddhism / edited by Ute Hüsken, Agi Wittich and Nanette R. Spina.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hüsken, Ute, editor.

Wittich, Agi, editor.

Spina, Nanette R., editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge critical studies in religion, gender and sexuality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in Buddhism.

Women in Hinduism.

Buddhist women.

Hindu women.

Women Buddhist priests.

Buddhist nuns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 292 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Ute H|sken is Professor and Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology) in the South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University, Germany. Agi Wittich holds a PhD in Comparative Religions from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Nanette R. Spina is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Georgia, USA.

Contents:

Introduction / Ute Hüsken, Agi Wittich, Nanette Spina

1. From Matriarch to Divine Mother: Caste, Gender, and Deification in Hagiographies of Satīmā / Arkamitra Ghatak

2. Biographies of Enhanced Agency and Self-Made Gurus: From Housewives into Founders of Guru-Bhakti Communities / Michal Erlich

3. Women's Ritual Expression and Religious Agency: Om Shakti Communicating Innovation in Contemporary Hinduism / Nanette R. Spina

4. Forgotten priestesses: a 'witch,' a queen and a ritual stew / Tara Sheemar Malhan

5. Women Sharing Bhakti, Women Singing Devotion: Friends, Teachers, and Leaders in the Hindu Diaspora / Vasudha Narayanan

6. Reinventing Selves: Religiosity and Female Agency in the Siri Tradition of Tulunad in India / Pauline Schuster-Löhlau and Yogitha Shetty

7. Yoga's Red Tent: Menstrual-Oriented Iyengar Yoga Practices / Agi Wittich

8. Womanhood and female agency in Bengali Vaishnava Sahajiya Tradition / Amnuaypond Kidpromma

9. Encountering in a New Phase: Monastic Education for Buddhist Nuns in Sri Lanka / Gihani De Silva

10. Against Marginality, Inequality, and Dependency: Remarkable Buddhist Nuns in Sikkim / Marlene Erschbamer

11. Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation / Interview of Radha Paudel, conducted by Ute Hüsken

12. The Changing Attitudes towards Female Priesthood in Hinduism: Insights from Pune, Southern India / Interview of Dr. Aaryaa Joshi by Dr. Agi Wittich

13. Beyond Boundaries: A Modern Buddhist Nun's Journey Towards Enlightenment / Interview with Ayyā Phalañāṇī by Agi Wittich

14 Luminous Insight: An Interview with Ayyā Tathālokā from Dhammadharini Monastery (USA) / An Interview with Ayyā Tathālokā conducted by Nanette Spina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 03, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Gendered agency in transcultural Hinduism and Buddhism

ISBN:

9781003438823

1003438822

9781040009185

1040009182

9781040009154

1040009158

Publisher Number:

40032406853

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