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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitaker, Jarrod
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2011, c2011
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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