FOLK 029 Lecture 25: Hinduism Pt 2

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13 Dec 2019
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Negotiates levels of submission power as it levels terrains of opportunity. Women seek to obtain absolute and complete equality . Dharma millennia old concept; feminism is very new. Women have found agency and empowerment within structures. Dharma in texts does not map well onto rights; instead righteousness, duty, debts to man and gods . Reincarnation of vishnu (although many people revere krishna without reference to. The role of krishna as lover is the model of devotion for bhaktas, who practice bhakti. The hierarchy between male/female devotee and krishna is like that between krishna and. A dharmashastra or legal text, one of many. Probably composed between 200 bc and 200 ce. Most likely reflects an ideal rather than describes typical practice; elevated to place of exaggerated importance during british colonial period in india. Has played pivotal role in mistreatment and subordination of women by hindus since colonial period. Commands that women worship their husbands as if they were gods.

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