Can a Woman be a True Guru? Female Hindu Gurus’ Grassroots Religious Gender Activism in India, and the Performativity of Saintliness at the Kumbh Mela
This article represents a departure from existing scholarship on women’s political activism in Indian Hinduism. Women’s gender activism in Hindu nationalism encompasses a range of approaches, from hard-line to emancipatory, and is motivated by different concerns, from religious xenophobia to religio...
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| Language: | English |
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Lectito Journals
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/can-a-woman-be-a-true-guru-female-hindu-gurus-grassroots-religious-gender-activism-in-india-and-the-12884.pdf |