Un/Queering Intersections of Religion and Pride in Nepal

This article interrogates the processes through which the Hindu religious festival of Gai Jatra became closely connected with—and eventually contested within—the modern queer social and civil rights movement in Nepal. Drawing on queer theory, contemporary media accounts, and interviews with queer or...

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1. VerfasserIn: Birkenholtz, Jessica Vantine (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Indiana University Press 2022
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Jahr: 2022, Band: 38, Heft: 2, Seiten: 69-88
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Nepal / Gai Jatra / LGBT / Activism / Civil rights movement / Hinduism / History 2001-2022
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion
BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus
KBM Asien
TK Neueste Zeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B queer activism
B Pride parade
B Hinduism
B Nepal
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Zusammenfassung:This article interrogates the processes through which the Hindu religious festival of Gai Jatra became closely connected with—and eventually contested within—the modern queer social and civil rights movement in Nepal. Drawing on queer theory, contemporary media accounts, and interviews with queer organizers and participants, the author questions the role of religion in queer Nepal. More specifically, she asks: To what degree does Hinduism attract, facilitate, or deter an alignment between the queer community and Gai Jatra or other Hindu festivals and practices? Exploring this question illuminates the evolution and imbrication of religious and queer social movements.
ISSN:1553-3913
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of feminist studies in religion