Strong arms and drinking strength: masculinity, violence, and the body in ancient india
Auteur :
Whitaker, Jarrod L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199755707
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
499 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Jarrod Whitaker examines the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, arguing that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.