Strong arms and drinking strength : masculinity, violence, and the body in ancient India /

This book considers the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, and argues that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Whitaker, Jarrod
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Zusammenfassung:
This book considers the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, and argues that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.
Umfang:
1 online resource (238 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-987714-9
9786613349118
1-283-34911-6
0-19-985764-4
Schlagworte:
Vedas. > R̥gveda > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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