LEADER 01334aam 2200385I 450 001 9910710039303321 005 20151118015325.0 024 8 $aGOVPUB-C13-6fcd6493d41c0ea4f8e8ea13f8404dfe 035 $a(CKB)5470000002475885 035 $a(OCoLC)929882110 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002475885 100 $a20151118d1975 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aNon-planar near-field measurements $espherical scanning /$fPaul F. Wacker 210 1$aGaithersburg, MD :$cU.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,$d1975. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aNBSIR ;$v75-809 300 $a1975. 300 $aContributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. 300 $aTitle from PDF title page. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 517 $aNon-planar near-field measurements 700 $aWacker$b Paul F$g(Paul Frederick)$01387924 701 $aWacker$b Paul F$g(Paul Frederick)$01387924 712 02$aUnited States.$bNational Bureau of Standards. 801 0$bNBS 801 1$bNBS 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910710039303321 996 $aNon-planar near-field measurements$93438245 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03712nam 22006855 450 001 9910255217203321 005 20251030110030.0 010 $a9781137589095 010 $a1137589094 024 7 $a10.1057/978-1-137-58909-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001080041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-58909-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4814216 035 $a(Perlego)3500832 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001080041 100 $a20170228d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWomen?s Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition /$fby Nanette R. Spina 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (XIV, 327 p.) 311 08$a9781137589088 311 08$a1137589086 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Part I. The Community and Temple -- 1. The Canadian Setting -- 2. Migration -- 3. The Temple Community -- 4. The Toronto Temple -- 5. Daily Rituals and Religious Festivals -- Part II. Women?s Leadership -- 6. Tradition -- 7. Innovation -- 8. Women?s Authority -- 9. Women?s Voices, Women?s Transitions -- Conclusion. . 330 $aThis book investigates women?s ritual authority and the common boundaries between religion and notions of gender, ethnicity, and identity. Nanette R. Spina situates her study within the transnational Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi movement established by the Tamil Indian guru, Bangaru Adigalar. One of the most prominent, defining elements of this tradition is that women are privileged with positions of leadership and ritual authority. This represents an extraordinary shift from orthodox tradition in which religious authority has been the exclusive domain of male Brahmin priests. Presenting historical and contemporary perspectives on the transnational Adhiparasakthi organization, Spina analyzes women?s roles and means of expression within the tradition. The book takes a close look at the Adhiparasakthi society in Toronto, Canada (a Hindu community in both its transnational and diasporic dimensions), and how this Canadian temple has both shaped and demonstrated their own diasporic Hindu identity. The Toronto Adhiparasakthi society illustrates how Goddess theology, women's ritual authority, and ?inclusivity? ethics have dynamically shaped the identity of this prominent movement overseas. Based on years of ethnographic fieldwork, the volume draws the reader into the rich textures of culture, community, and ritual life with the Goddess. . 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aSex 606 $aFeminism 606 $aFeminist theory 606 $aEthnology$zAsia 606 $aCulture 606 $aHinduism 606 $aSociology of Religion 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aFeminism and Feminist Theory 606 $aAsian Culture 606 $aHinduism 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aFeminism. 615 0$aFeminist theory. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aHinduism. 615 14$aSociology of Religion. 615 24$aGender Studies. 615 24$aFeminism and Feminist Theory. 615 24$aAsian Culture. 615 24$aHinduism. 676 $a201.7081 700 $aSpina$b Nanette R.$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0969228 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255217203321 996 $aWomen?s Authority and Leadership in a Hindu Goddess Tradition$92202197 997 $aUNINA