Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal

Name: Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal
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ISBN: 9780195165302

ISBN-10: 0195165306

ISBN-13: 9780195165302

Edition: 2003

Authors: Tony K. Stewart

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A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus are a noticeable presence, especially in the United States. This collection of nine all new essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have been unusual but notunknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene. Each chapter is devoted to a particular female guru, ranging from the fifth-century Tamil saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar to Gurumayi, who today presides over the…

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List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Tony K. Stewart is Associate Professor of South Asian Religions at North Carolina State University and Director of the North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies.



Introduction


About the Translations


The Wazir's Daughter Who Married a Sacrificial Goat



The Unwilting Garland of Faithfulness



The Fabled Bengama Bird and the Stupid Prince



The Disconsolate Yogi Who Turned the Merchant's Wife into a Dog



The Mother's Son Who Spat up Pearls



The Erstwhile Bride and Her Winged Horse


The Bloodthirsty Ogress Who Would Be Queen



The Princess Who Nursed Her Own Husband



Notes


Glossary


Further Readings


Index