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A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses
Imagining the divine as female is rare-even controversial-in most
religions. Hinduism, by contrast, preserves a rich and continuous
tradition of goddess worship. A Garland of Forgotten
Goddesses conveys the diversity of this tradition by bringing
together a fresh array of captivating and largely overlooked Hindu
goddess tales from different regions. As the first such anthology
of goddess narratives in translation, this collection highlights a
range of sources from ancient myths to modern lore. The goddesses
featured here battle demons, perform miracles, and grant rare
Tantric visions to their devotees. Each translation is paired with
a short essay that explains the goddess's historical and social
context, elucidating the ways religion adapts to changing times.
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Magical Progeny, Modern Technology
Magical Progeny, Modern Technology examines Hindu
perspectives on assisted reproductive technology through an
exploration of birth narratives in the great Indian epic the
Mahābhārata . Reproductive technology is at the forefront
of contemporary bioethical debates, and in the United States often
centers on ethical issues framed by conflicts among legal,
scientific, and religious perspectives. Author Swasti Bhattacharyya
weaves together elements from South Asian studies, religion,
literature, law, and bioethics, as well as experiences from her
previous career as a nurse, to construct a Hindu response to the
debate. Through analysis of the mythic stories in the
Mahābhārata , specifically the birth narratives of the five
Pāṇḍava brothers and their Kaurava cousins, she draws out
principles and characteristics of Hindu thought. She broadens the
bioethical discussions by applying Hindu perspectives to a
California court case over the parentage of a child conceived
through reproductive technology and compares specific Hindu and
Roman Catholic attitudes toward assisted reproductive technology.
Magical Progeny, Modern Technology provides insightful
ways to explore ethical issues and highlights concerns often
overlooked in contemporary discussions occurring within the United
States.
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Woman and goddess in Hinduism : reinterpretations and re-envisionings
\"Offering multilayered explorations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, this book emphasizes theological and activist methods and aims over historical, anthropological, and literary ones. The contributors approach the Feminine in Hindu traditions from the standpoint of intersubjective construction via a method that can be termed dialexis. Here, dialexis refers to a form of intellectual engagement \"across styles\" that takes as its starting point an adequate accounting of contextualized signification. The diverse ways that cultures articulate themselves are rooted in lexical choices made in historical, geographical, and cultural contexts\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Women in the Hindu Tradition
This book accounts for the origin and evolution of the nature and roles of women within the Hindu belief system. It explains how the idea of the goddess has been derived from Hindu philosophical ideas and texts of codes of conduct and how particular models of conduct for mortal women have been created. Hindu religious culture correlates philosophical speculation and social imperatives to situate femininity on a continuum from divine to mortal existence. This creates in the Hindu consciousness multiple - often contradictory - images of women, both as wielders and subjects of authority. The conception and evolution of the major Hindu goddesses, placed against the judgments passed by texts of Hindu sacred law on women’s nature and duties, illuminate the Hindu discourse on gender, the complexity of which is compounded by the distinctive spirituality of female ascetic poets. Drawing on a wide range of Sanskrit texts, the author explains how the idea of the goddess has been derived from Hindu philosophical ideas and also from the social roles of women as reflected in, and prescribed by, texts of codes of conduct. She examines the idea of female divinity which gave rise to models of conduct for mortal women. Instead of a one-way order of ideological derivation, the author argues that there is constant traffic between both ways the notional and the actual feminine. This book brings together for the first time a wide range of material and offers fresh stimulating interpretations of women in the Hindu Tradition.
Mandakranta Bose is Professor Emerita, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada. Two of her major publications are Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India and Sangitanarayana: A Critical Edition .
\"Bose’s work is indispensable to the field of women’s studies in general and to the study of women in Hindu social and philosophical thought in particular; the author manages to bridge gaps in the existing knowledge, and her work will hopefully spark new discussion, especially given the preoccupation with women by men throughout history.\" - Susanne Kranz, Zayed University; Journal of International and Global Studies Volume 4, Number 1, (November 2012).
1. Introduction 2. Gendered Divinity: Goddesses in the Hindu Tradition 3. Shaping Women’s lives: The Role of Ancient Hindu Texts 4. Women Poets of Hinduism 5. Sanctuary: Women and Home Worship 6. Conclusion
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Eclecticism and modern Hindu discourse
Hindu apologists routinely support their interpretations of the Hindu world view with what seems an almost promiscuous use of the world’s many philosophies and religions. The truths of Hindu thought are commonly demonstrated with references to sources as disparate as the Upanishads, the New Testament, and the sermons of Theodore Parker. These strange, even bizarre, juxtapositions pose a troubling problem for many sympathetic Western scholars of this tradition, namely, what to do about the absurdities that Indian thinkers want to pass for historical truths? This book examines the classical roots and contemporary significance of eclecticism within modern Hindu discourse. Hatcher begins by focusing on the thought of Swami Vivekananda as exemplary of the tone and character of modern Hindu eclecticism. Vivekananda, who became well-known in the West after his sensational appearance at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, regularly spiced his lectures with references to Jesus, the Buddha, and the prophet Muhammad, as well as to his own personal guru, Sri Ramakrishna. Hatcher then seeks to identify the ancient Indian antecedents of this eclecticism, finding them especially in the sacrificial ritualism of the Vedas. Returning to the modern period, he focuses on 19th-century Bengal, introducing the reader to a wide range of modern Indian eclecticisms. The development of Hindu thought during this period, Hatcher argues, can only be understood within the context of the enforced cultural encounter created by British colonial rule. In conclusion, Hatcher attempts to strike a delicate balance between the contending views of eclecticism as poesis and as a form of false consciousness. He proposes a pragmatic approach to evaluating the validity of eclectic knowledge.
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