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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2011, c2011
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780199895274 0199895279 |