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Strong arms and drinking strength : masculinity, violence, and the body in ancient India /

This book considers the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, and argues that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitaker, Jarrod
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Vedas. > R̥gveda > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Vedas. > R̥gveda
Masculinity in the Vedas.
Soma in the Vedas.
Masculinité dans les Véda.
Soma (Religion védique) dans les Véda.
RELIGION > Hinduism > Sacred Writings.
Masculinity in the Vedas
Soma in the Vedas
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book considers the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, and argues that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 229 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780199857647
0199857644
9786613349118
6613349119