The goddess re-discovered: gender and sexuality in religious texts of medieval Bengal

"The book critically analyses questions of gender and sexuality in the medieval religious texts of Bengal. It analyses the emergence of religious cults in patriarchal contexts, the humanisation of the goddess figure as a wife and mother who is subject to social and ethical codes, and demytholog...

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Main Author: Chakravarty, Saumitra 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge 2023
In:Year: 2023
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bengalis / Hindi religious literature / Goddess
B Mahādevī / Manasā / Kali Goddess / Radha
Further subjects:B Religious literature, Indic History and criticism
B Women in literature
B Bengal (India) Religion
B Women and religion (India) (Bengal) History
Online Access: Table of Contents
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Chakravarty, Saumitra, 1950-: Goddess re-discovered. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023. - 9781003310815

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