LEADER 03764nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910966719203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791483695 010 $a079148369X 010 $a9781423743859 010 $a1423743857 035 $a(CKB)1000000000458763 035 $a(OCoLC)76786254 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579072 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000195664 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183434 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000195664 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10130762 035 $a(PQKB)11447940 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407649 035 $a(OCoLC)62750461 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6250 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407649 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579072 035 $a(OCoLC)923407671 035 $a(DE-B1597)683634 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791483695 035 $a(Perlego)2674406 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000458763 100 $a20040324d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMake me a man! $emasculinity, Hinduism, and nationalism in India /$fSikata Banerjee 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany, NY $cState University of New York Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (192 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY series in religious studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791463673 311 08$a0791463672 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-173) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tEmpire -- $tNationalism -- $tCultural Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism, and Contemporary Hindutva -- $tIn the Crucible of Hindutva -- $tHeroic Mothers, Chaste Wives, and Celibate Warriors -- $tSummary -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aMake Me a Man! argues that ideas about manhood play a key role in building and sustaining the modern nation. It examines a particular expression of nation and manliness: masculine Hinduism. This ideal, which emerged from India's experience of British imperialism, is characterized by martial prowess, muscular strength, moral fortitude, and a readiness to go to battle. Embodied in the images of the Hindu soldier and the warrior monk, masculine Hinduism is rooted in a rigid "us versus them" view of nation that becomes implicated in violence and intolerance. Masculine Hinduism also has important connotations for women, whose roles in this environment consist of the heroic mother, chaste wife, and celibate, masculinized warrior. All of these roles shore up the "us versus them" dichotomy and constrict women's lives by imposing particular norms and encouraging limits on women's freedom.Sikata Banerjee notes that the nationalism defined by masculine Hinduism draws on a more general narrative of nation found in many cultures. If the outcomes of this narrative are to be resisted, the logic of masculinity, armed manhood, and nation need to be examined in diverse contexts. 410 0$aSUNY series in religious studies. 606 $aNationalism$xReligious aspects$xHinduism 606 $aMasculinity$xReligious aspects$xHinduism 606 $aHinduism and state$zIndia 606 $aNationalism and feminism$zIndia$xReligious aspects 615 0$aNationalism$xReligious aspects$xHinduism. 615 0$aMasculinity$xReligious aspects$xHinduism. 615 0$aHinduism and state 615 0$aNationalism and feminism$xReligious aspects. 676 $a155.3/32/0954 700 $aBanerjee$b Sikata$0905148 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966719203321 996 $aMake me a man$94351654 997 $aUNINA