Jarrod L Whitaker

Strong Arms and Drinking Strength

Masculinity, Violence, and the Body in Ancient India

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199755707
• ISBN-10: 0199755701
• Artikelnr.: 32731157

Autorenporträt

Jarrod L. Whitaker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Wake Forest University, where he teaches courses relating to Asian Religions, especially Hinduism and Buddhism, and also theory and method courses on religion, ritual, and gender. He holds a M.A. with First Class Honors in Religious Studies from The University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1998), and a Ph.D. in Asian Cultures and Languages from The University of Texas at Austin (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Manhood and Masculinity
Chapter 2: Brave Men and Bravery
Chapter 3: Champions, Obstacles, and the Dragon
Chapter 4: Strong Arms and Drinking Strength
Conclusion
Bibliography