02683nam 2200589 a 450 991045839570332120200520144314.01-280-70400-40-19-534834-6(CKB)1000000000398895(EBL)422892(OCoLC)437109444(SSID)ssj0000297742(PQKBManifestationID)11228035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297742(PQKBWorkID)10335020(PQKB)10788723(MiAaPQ)EBC422892(Au-PeEL)EBL422892(CaPaEBR)ebr10273124(CaONFJC)MIL70400(EXLCZ)99100000000039889520020515d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe goddesses' henchmen[electronic resource] gender in Indian hero worship /Lindsey HarlanOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20031 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-515425-8 0-19-515426-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-246) and index.Contents; Illustrations; Note on Transliteration; 1. Introduction; 2. The Land of Heroes: Rajasthani Soil and Rajput Blood; 3. Heroic Story: Slaughter and Glory; 4. Heroic Story Frames: Liberation, Perfection, and Seclusion; 5. Heroic Song: End of the Story and Beyond; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexThe Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, ""Land of Kings."" An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of ""heroes"" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero. She is particularly interested in the role played by gender in stories about heroes and in their worship. She looks at tHero worshipIndiaRajasthanNationalismIndiaRajasthanReligious aspectsRajasthan (India)Social life and customsElectronic books.Hero worshipNationalismReligious aspects.306/.0954/4Harlan Lindsey895668MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458395703321The goddesses' henchmen2000901UNINA