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Women's Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition
Nanette R. Spina
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Description for Women's Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition
Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 575.
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 historical and contemporary perspectives on the transnational Adhiparasakthi organization, Spina analyzes women’s roles and means of expression ... Read more
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 historical and contemporary perspectives on the transnational Adhiparasakthi organization, Spina analyzes women’s roles and means of expression ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137589088
SKU
V9781137589088
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About Nanette R. Spina
Nanette R. Spina is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Georgia, USA. Her research interests include Hindu traditions in India, Sri Lanka, and North America. She utilizes historical and ethnographic research methods, and has conducted field studies among religious communities in South Asia and North America including an extensive field study in Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on ... Read more
Reviews for Women's Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition
“The book is accessibly written and will be of interest to a wide audience, including people researching religion and migration, new Hindu temples in North America, Goddess traditions, women’s ritual authority, and the dynamics of transnational religion today.” (Nanette R. Spina, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, February, 2019) “This book is a welcome addition to the fields of gender, migration and ... Read more