Gendered agency in transcultural Hinduism and Buddhism [electronic resource] : nuns, gurus and priestesses / edited by Ute Hüsken, Agi Wittich and Nanette R. Spina.

"Focusing on complex entanglements of religion and gender from a diversity of perspectives, this book explores how women enact agencies in transcultural Hindu and Buddhist settings. The chapters draw on original, in-depth empirical research in various contexts in South Asian religious traditions. To...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hüsken, Ute (Editor) Wittich, Agi (Editor) Spina, Nanette R. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2024.
Edition:	1.
Series:	Routledge critical studies in religion, gender and sexuality
Subjects:	Women in Buddhism. Women in Hinduism. Buddhist women. Hindu women. Women Buddhist priests. Buddhist nuns.
Online Access:	Taylor & Francis Complete 2024 eBooks: 2024 (Taylor & Francis eBooks) Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2024 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Introduction / Ute Hüsken, Agi Wittich, Nanette Spina
1. From Matriarch to Divine Mother: Caste, Gender, and Deification in Hagiographies of Satīmā / Arkamitra Ghatak
2. Biographies of Enhanced Agency and Self-Made Gurus: From Housewives into Founders of Guru-Bhakti Communities / Michal Erlich
3. Women's Ritual Expression and Religious Agency: Om Shakti Communicating Innovation in Contemporary Hinduism / Nanette R. Spina
4. Forgotten priestesses: a 'witch,' a queen and a ritual stew / Tara Sheemar Malhan
5. Women Sharing Bhakti, Women Singing Devotion: Friends, Teachers, and Leaders in the Hindu Diaspora / Vasudha Narayanan
6. Reinventing Selves: Religiosity and Female Agency in the Siri Tradition of Tulunad in India / Pauline Schuster-Löhlau and Yogitha Shetty
7. Yoga's Red Tent: Menstrual-Oriented Iyengar Yoga Practices / Agi Wittich
8. Womanhood and female agency in Bengali Vaishnava Sahajiya Tradition / Amnuaypond Kidpromma
9. Encountering in a New Phase: Monastic Education for Buddhist Nuns in Sri Lanka / Gihani De Silva
10. Against Marginality, Inequality, and Dependency: Remarkable Buddhist Nuns in Sikkim / Marlene Erschbamer
11. Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation / Interview of Radha Paudel, conducted by Ute Hüsken
12. The Changing Attitudes towards Female Priesthood in Hinduism: Insights from Pune, Southern India / Interview of Dr. Aaryaa Joshi by Dr. Agi Wittich
13. Beyond Boundaries: A Modern Buddhist Nun's Journey Towards Enlightenment / Interview with Ayyā Phalañāṇī by Agi Wittich
14 Luminous Insight: An Interview with Ayyā Tathālokā from Dhammadharini Monastery (USA) / An Interview with Ayyā Tathālokā conducted by Nanette Spina.