Hierodulic Slavery
The Status of Kumari, the Living Goddess
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814332 |
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| Authors | Jane Duran (0000-0002-3504-9934, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 144-153 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab.10.2.144 |
| OpenAlex | W2764322694 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
It has been argued that the Kumari worship of Nepal is a form of hierodulic slavery and should be abolished. In this paper, I provide a history of the notion as an instance of Shakti reverence, and I analogize it to the devadasi practice in many Indian temples
Ancient history · Art · Reverence · Theology · Worship · Aviation History and Innovations · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Philosophy · Water Resources and Governance
| Highly cited | No |
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