Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata
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Listen But Do Not Grieve: Grief, Paternity, And Time In The Laments Of Dhṛtarāṣṭra / Emily T. Hudson -- Eavesdropping On The Epic: Female Listeners In The Mahābhārata / Brian Black -- Arguments Of A Queen: Draupadī's Views On Kingship / Angelika Malinar -- How Do You Conduct Yourself?: Gender And The Construction Of A Dialogical Self In The Mahābhārata / Laurie L. Patton -- Among Friends: Marriage, Women, And Some Little Birds / Alf Hiltebeitel -- Gendered Soteriology: Marriage And The Karmayoga / Simon Brodbeck -- Bhīṣma As Matchmaker / Nick Allen -- Bhīṣma Beyond Freud: Bhīṣma In The Mahābhārata / James L. Fitzgerald -- 'show You Are A Man!': Transsexuality And Gender Bending In The Characters Of Arjuna/bṛhannaḍā And Ambā/Śikhaṇḍin(ī) / Andrea Custodi -- Kṛṣṇa's Son Sāmba: Faked Gender And Other Ambiguities On The Background Of Lunar And Solar Myth / Georg Von Simson -- Paradigms Of The Good In The Mahābhārata: Śuka And Sulabhā In Quagmires Of Ethics / Arti Dhand. Edited By Simon Brodbeck And Brian Black. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 291-317) And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection of scholarly essays investigates how gender roles, identity, and social ethics are constructed and challenged within the narrative framework of the Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. The editors, Brian Black and Simon Brodbeck, curate a series of academic inquiries that examine the intersection of gender with themes of kingship, soteriology, and mythic archetypes. By utilizing diverse methodologies ranging from philological analysis to comparative mythology, the contributors argue that the epic serves as a complex site for negotiating the boundaries of masculinity, femininity, and the self.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed analysis of female characters such as Draupadi and Sulabha and their influence on political and ethical discourse.
- Examination of gender fluidity and transsexuality through the figures of Arjuna, Ambā, and Samba.
- Exploration of the relationship between marriage, karmayoga, and gendered salvation.
- Critical reassessments of major male figures like Bhishma through the lenses of kinship and psychological archetypes.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of Indology and South Asian studies recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the study of gender dynamics in classical Indian literature. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which assumes a foundational knowledge of the Mahabharata and its various recensions.
Page Count:
332
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
020302964X
ISBN-13:
9780203029640
Religion
History
Asian Studies
Literary Criticism
Gender Studies
Mythology
Mahabharata
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