Make me a man! : masculinity, Hinduism, and nationalism in India / / Sikata Banerjee

• Autore: Banerjee Sikata
• Pubblicazione: Albany, NY, : State University of New York Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.3/32/0954
• Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Religious aspects - Hinduism; Masculinity - Religious aspects - Hinduism; Hinduism and state - India; Nationalism and feminism - India - Religious aspects
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-173) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Make 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Make me a man
• ISBN: 0-7914-8369-X; 1-4237-4385-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820363803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in religious studies.