Representations of Women and Divinity in Medieval Tamil Literature
In this article, the author proposes a feminist reading of medieval South Asian literature that aims to dismantle a long held split-image view of Hindu "femininity." With this reading, Comeau also presents stylized poetry as a viable historical source for the study of womanhood in South As...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indiana University Press
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-66 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tiruvaḷḷuvar, Tirukkural
/ Tamil language
/ Literature
/ Woman
/ Goddess
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |