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The goddess as role model : Sītā and Rādhā in scripture and on screen /

Seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women. Heidi Pauwels compares how the figures of Sita and Radha have been portrayed in a variety of media: the ancient Sanskrit sources, medieval vernacular retellings, and contemporary tele...

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Main Author: Pauwels, Heidi Rika Maria
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Radha > (Hindu deity)
Sita > (Hindu deity)
Women in Hinduism.
Love > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Hinduism > Social aspects.
Femmes dans l'hindouisme.
Hindouisme > Aspect social.
RELIGION > Hinduism > Theology.
Hinduism > Social aspects
Love > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Women in Hinduism
Humaniora > Religionsvidenskab.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women. Heidi Pauwels compares how the figures of Sita and Radha have been portrayed in a variety of media: the ancient Sanskrit sources, medieval vernacular retellings, and contemporary television shows.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 558 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-543) and index.
ISBN:9780199708574
0199708576
9780190451530
019045153X
1281852228
9781281852229
9786611852221
6611852220