Mandakranta Bose
Biographic Data
| ID | 3831442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mandakranta Bose |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mandakranta |
| FAMILY NAME | Bose |
| SIGNATURE | BÖSE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Oxford History of Hinduism
The central purpose of the book is the critical exposition of the Hindu idea of the divine feminine, or Devī, conceived as a singularity expressed in many forms. With the theological principles examined in the opening chapters, the book proceeds to describe and expound historically how individual manifestations of Devī have been imagined in Hindu religious culture and their impact upon Hindu social life. In this quest the authors draw upon the hi…
Here Are the Daughters: The Goddess
This chapter is an attempt to uncover the absent legacy of the deified child goddesses—the virginal maidens as mothers, daughters, sisters designated as kanyās , bālās , and kumārīs —and their empowered myths that may serve as a rich cultural resource to formulate an indigenous paradigm to raise the lost and forgotten dignity of the girl child. It provides a selective reading on pro-gender views on the girl child from brahminical and Śākta Tantri…
Other Ramayana Women: Regional Rejection and Response
The Ramayana Revisited
While the “standard” version of the Rāmāyana is a 14th-century Sanskrit text by Valmiki, the diversity and adaptability of this narrative are extraordinary. Many regions and languages have their own versions of the tale that they consider authoritative. In addition, the basic tale of the Rāmāyana is continually adapted to new contexts, forms, and media. It is, in one form or another, read, recited, sung, danced, and acted. Yet the vast majority o…
A Varied Optic: Contemporary Studies in the Ramayana
Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India
The essays in this collection explore ideas about women and their positions in Indian society from the earliest historical period up to the present day. The collection is designed both to provide students and researchers with primary material from literary, historical and sociological sources and on that basis to critically explore specific issues
Uparūpaka: A hybrid genre of drama in the Sanskritic tradition
Creations
Drama in Ancient Tamil Society
Drama in Ancient Tamil Society
Creations
Uparūpaka: A hybrid genre of drama in the Sanskritic tradition
Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India
The essays in this collection explore ideas about women and their positions in Indian society from the earliest historical period up to the present day. The collection is designed both to provide students and researchers with primary material from literary, historical and sociological sources and on that basis to critically explore specific issues
A Varied Optic: Contemporary Studies in the Ramayana
Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
The Ramayana Revisited
While the “standard” version of the Rāmāyana is a 14th-century Sanskrit text by Valmiki, the diversity and adaptability of this narrative are extraordinary. Many regions and languages have their own versions of the tale that they consider authoritative. In addition, the basic tale of the Rāmāyana is continually adapted to new contexts, forms, and media. It is, in one form or another, read, recited, sung, danced, and acted. Yet the vast majority o…
Other Ramayana Women: Regional Rejection and Response
The Oxford History of Hinduism
The central purpose of the book is the critical exposition of the Hindu idea of the divine feminine, or Devī, conceived as a singularity expressed in many forms. With the theological principles examined in the opening chapters, the book proceeds to describe and expound historically how individual manifestations of Devī have been imagined in Hindu religious culture and their impact upon Hindu social life. In this quest the authors draw upon the hi…
Here Are the Daughters: The Goddess
This chapter is an attempt to uncover the absent legacy of the deified child goddesses—the virginal maidens as mothers, daughters, sisters designated as kanyās , bālās , and kumārīs —and their empowered myths that may serve as a rich cultural resource to formulate an indigenous paradigm to raise the lost and forgotten dignity of the girl child. It provides a selective reading on pro-gender views on the girl child from brahminical and Śākta Tantri…
Art (6 works) · History (5 works) · Literature (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Creative Drama in Education (2 works) · Drama (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works)