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Women's Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition /

This book investigates women s ritual authority and the common boundaries between religion and notions of gender, ethnicity, and identity. Nanette R. Spina situates her study within the transnational Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi movement established by the Tamil Indian guru, Bangaru Adigalar. One of...

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Main Authors: Spina, Nanette R
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Religion
Hinduism
Gender identity > Religious aspects
Ethnology > Asia
Feminist theory
Sociology
Religion and sociology
Sex Psychology
Gender expression
Gender identity
Religious Studies
Religion and Gender
Sociology of Religion
Gender Studies
Feminism
Asian Culture
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58909-5
Summary: This book investigates women s ritual authority and the common boundaries between religion and notions of gender, ethnicity, and identity. Nanette R. Spina situates her study within the transnational Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi movement established by the Tamil Indian guru, Bangaru Adigalar. One of the most prominent, defining elements of this tradition is that women are privileged with positions of leadership and ritual authority. This represents an extraordinary shift from orthodox tradition in which religious authority has been the exclusive domain of male Brahmin priests. Presenting his
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XIV,269pages)
ISBN: 9781137589095
Index Number: BL65
CLC: B982
Contents: Introduction -- Part I. The Community and Temple -- 1. The Canadian Setting -- 2. Migration -- 3. The Temple Community -- 4. The Toronto Temple -- 5. Daily Rituals and Religious Festivals -- Part II. Women s Leadership -- 6. Tradition -- 7. Innovation -- 8. Women s Authority -- 9. Women s Voices, Women s Transitions -- Conclusion. .

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