Gendered Devitalisations: A Double Reading of the “Vagina Dentata” Motif in India

The motif of the “Vagina Dentata” appears in various Hindu myths and tales belonging to Indic folklore, yet its iconic relevance extends beyond symbolic and religious fields and overlaps with the wider sphere of the discourses on gender and sexuality. Based upon this premise, the pap...

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Main Author: Rossi, Romina (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego 2017
In: Studia religiologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 345-357
Further subjects:B vagina dentata
B płeć
B Religia
B Metafora
B Symbol
B Mit
B folklor
B psychoanaliza
B seksualność
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