Reading Hindu Texts for Queer PhenomenaUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 2006 - 128 pages |
Contents
Citing Manusmriti and Arthashastra | 27 |
Interpreting Narratives from the Puranas | 40 |
Conclusion | 58 |
Common terms and phrases
Agni AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Anne Fausto-Sterling argue Arthashastra ascetic Ashok Row Kavi Ayyappa Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan bisexual Butler citing culture discourse Dostal erotic evidence female Gadamer Gadamer's gay and lesbian gender Hans Georg Gadamer hermeneutic hermeneutic strategies heterosexual Hindu Shastras Hindu texts Hindu tradition Hinduism Hinduism and Homosexuality homoerotic homoerotically-inclined homosexual activity Homosexuality and World Indian interpretations of Puranic Jagose Judith Butler Judith Butler's Kamasutra Kartikeya Kautilya's Arthashastra Krishna Kumar Laws of Manu lesbian Less Than Gay literature Love in India male Manusmriti Manusmriti and Arthashastra Matchett naming Padma Purana Parvati Pattanaik Penrose political present pro-queer bias punishments Puranic narratives queer elements queer identity queer theory queer-inclusive religious tradition retelling Rocher Row Kavi Ruth Vanita Same-Sex Love Sanskrit scholars selected authors semen sense sexual identity Sharma Shiva social existence society story thesis Third Sex translation Trikone understanding Vanita varnas/classes verses Vishnu Wilhelm woman women words writers Zwilling