Banerjee Make Me a Man!

Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8369-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Religious Studies

Looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism—and the corresponding feminine ideals—that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banerjee, Sikata

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ackmowledgements

1. Introduction: Constructs of Nation and Gender

2. Empire: Christian Manliness and the British Gaze

3. Nationalism: Masculine Hinduism and Resisting the British Gaze

4. Cultural Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism, and Contemporary Hindutva

5. In the Crucible of Hindutva: Women and Masculine Hinduism

6. Heroic Mothers, Chaste Wives, and Celibate Warriors: Feminist or Feminine Nationalism in India?

7. Summary

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sikata Banerjee is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Victoria and the author of Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in India.