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.
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Woman and Goddess in Hinduism Reinterpretations and Re-envisionings
Edited by
Tracy Pintchman and Rita D. Sherma
WOMAN AND GODDESS IN HINDUISM
Copyright © Tracy Pintchman and Rita D. Sherma, 2011. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-11369-5 All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-29540-1 DOI 10.1057/9780230119925
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pintchman, Tracy. Woman and goddess in Hinduism : reinterpretations and re-envisionings / Tracy Pintchman, Rita D. Sherma. p. cm. 1. Women in Hinduism. 2. Hindu goddesses. 3. Women—Religious aspects—Hinduism. 4. Hinduism—Doctrines. I. Sherma, Rita DasGupta. II. Title. BL1237.46.P56 2011 294.5⬘2114—dc22
2011005468
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: August 2011
For the pioneering women scholars on whose shoulders we stand: Julia Leslie, Barbara Holdrege, Rita Gross, Sanjukta Gupta, and many others
C on t en t s
Acknowledgments
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Introduction: A Hermeneutics of Intersubjectivity Rita D. Sherma
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Part I Theological Reflection 1
Satī, Suttee, and Sāvitrī Arvind Sharma
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Female Beauty, Female Power: Seeing Devī in the Saundarya Laharī Francis Xavier Clooney
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Mystery, Wonder, and Knowledge in the Triadic Figure of Mahāvidyā Chinnamastā: A Śā kta Woman’s Reading Neela Bhattacharya Saxena
61
3
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Part II Reclaiming Alternative Modalities of Feminine Power 4
Sītā Rasoīs and Śākta Pīt.has: A Feminine Reclamation of Mythic and Epic Proportions Phyllis K. Herman
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Spreading Śakti Karen Pechilis
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The Kālī Practice: Revisiting Women’s Roles in Tantra Loriliai Biernacki
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Part III The Feminine Principle in Hindu Thought and Practice: Problems and Possibilities 7
Hindu Rituals on Behalf of Women: Notes on First Principles Laurie L. Patton
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CONTENTS
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The Feminine Concept of Surrender in Vais.n.ava Discourse E. H. Rick Jarow
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Gandhi’s Reconstruction of the Feminine: Toward an Indigenous Hermeneutics Veena Rani Howard
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Conclusion: Reimagining the Hindu Feminine Tracy Pintchman
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List of Contributors
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Index
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Ack now l ed gmen t s
We wish to express our gratitude to our editor Burke Gerstenschlager at Palgrave Macmillan, who recognized the need for this volume and its message, and to Kaylan Connal
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