AndalGoda and Mirabai

Date Submitted: 08/11/2004 13:25:18
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 6 pages (1555 words)
"Poetry, Passion, and Power: The Lyrics of Andal-Goda and the Music of Goda Mandali," Vasudha Narayanan & "Mirabai: Inscribed in Text, Embodied in Life," Nancy M. Martin-Kershaw This is a summary and reaction to the above articles, both of which have similar foci in that they each discuss different female Hindu saints. These Saints, though women, have life histories that do not exactly fit into the prescribed gender roles of current modern India. Interestingly, in an …
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…as heroes who fought against the system, but also as cornerstones of feminist ideology imbedded within ancient Hindu scripture. And it is precisely such cornerstones as these that provide hope for future generations that change is indeed possible and well within the scope and conception of Hindu philosophy. Bibliography "Poetry, Passion, and Power: The Lyrics of Andal-Goda and the Music of Goda Mandali," Vasudha Narayanan & "Mirabai: Inscribed in Text, Embodied in Life," Nancy M. Martin-Kershaw
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