03764nam 2200733Ia 450 991096671920332120200520144314.09780791483695079148369X97814237438591423743857(CKB)1000000000458763(OCoLC)76786254(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579072(SSID)ssj0000195664(PQKBManifestationID)11183434(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195664(PQKBWorkID)10130762(PQKB)11447940(MiAaPQ)EBC3407649(OCoLC)62750461(MdBmJHUP)muse6250(Au-PeEL)EBL3407649(CaPaEBR)ebr10579072(OCoLC)923407671(DE-B1597)683634(DE-B1597)9780791483695(Perlego)2674406(EXLCZ)99100000000045876320040324d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMake me a man! masculinity, Hinduism, and nationalism in India /Sikata Banerjee1st ed.Albany, NY State University of New York Pressc20051 online resource (192 p.) SUNY series in religious studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791463673 0791463672 Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-173) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Empire -- Nationalism -- Cultural Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism, and Contemporary Hindutva -- In the Crucible of Hindutva -- Heroic Mothers, Chaste Wives, and Celibate Warriors -- Summary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexMake Me a Man! argues that ideas about manhood play a key role in building and sustaining the modern nation. It examines a particular expression of nation and manliness: masculine Hinduism. This ideal, which emerged from India's experience of British imperialism, is characterized by martial prowess, muscular strength, moral fortitude, and a readiness to go to battle. Embodied in the images of the Hindu soldier and the warrior monk, masculine Hinduism is rooted in a rigid "us versus them" view of nation that becomes implicated in violence and intolerance. Masculine Hinduism also has important connotations for women, whose roles in this environment consist of the heroic mother, chaste wife, and celibate, masculinized warrior. All of these roles shore up the "us versus them" dichotomy and constrict women's lives by imposing particular norms and encouraging limits on women's freedom.Sikata Banerjee notes that the nationalism defined by masculine Hinduism draws on a more general narrative of nation found in many cultures. If the outcomes of this narrative are to be resisted, the logic of masculinity, armed manhood, and nation need to be examined in diverse contexts.SUNY series in religious studies.NationalismReligious aspectsHinduismMasculinityReligious aspectsHinduismHinduism and stateIndiaNationalism and feminismIndiaReligious aspectsNationalismReligious aspectsHinduism.MasculinityReligious aspectsHinduism.Hinduism and stateNationalism and feminismReligious aspects.155.3/32/0954Banerjee Sikata905148MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966719203321Make me a man4351654UNINA