Adheesh A Sathaye

Broschiertes Buch

Crossing the Lines of Caste

Visvamitra and the Construction of Brahmin Power in Hindu Mythology

Beschreibung

Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social power for more than three thousand years.

Autor

Adheesh A. Sathaye (PhD, UC Berkeley, 2005) is an Associate Professor of Sanskrit Literature and South Asian Folklore at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He writes on Hindu mythology, Sanskrit drama, story literature, and the broader connections between performance, textual production, and traditional culture in South Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780199341115
• ISBN-10: 0199341117
• Artikelnr.: 47865324