{"product_id":"woman-as-fire-woman-as-arti-dhand-9780791471401","title":"Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mah\u0026#257;bh\u0026#257;rata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores ideas on women and sexuality presented in the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hindu tradition has held conflicting views on womanhood from its earliest texts-holding women aloft as goddesses to be worshipped on the one hand and remaining deeply suspicious about women's sexuality on the other. In Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage, Arti Dhand examines the religious premises upon which Hindu ideas of sexuality and women are constructed. The work focuses on the great Hindu epic, the \u003ci\u003eMahābhārata\u003c\/i\u003e, a text that not only reflects the cogitations of a momentous period in Hindu history, but also was critical in shaping the future of Hinduism. Dhand proposes that the epic's understanding of womanhood cannot be isolated from the broader religious questions that were debated at the time, and that the formation of a sexual ideology is one element in crafting a coherent religious framework for Hinduism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arti Dhand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791471403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791471401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Arti Dhand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096729395455,"sku":"9780791471401","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/woman-as-fire-woman-as-arti-dhand-9780791471401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}