The eropolitical compound
Immanence, transcendence and a parasitic operation of patriarchy in Sanskrit literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2811671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher R Austin (0000-0002-9923-2762, Dalhousie University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-100 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x23000174 |
| OpenAlex | W4372318613 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
This paper examines a pattern in Sanskrit literature, labelled for convenience the "eropolitical compound". This is a formula whereby a male protagonist's claiming of a feminine figure is made instrumental to, or tied indissociably with, a political victory or reclamation of control over a public domain. This paper first reviews a number of examples of the motif in well-known works of drama, poetry, and eulogistic inscriptions largely of the fourth-seventh centuriesce, setting these against the particular historical and social contexts in which they occur. In a second step, the motif is identified at work in other genre and historic contexts of Sanskrit tradition, suggesting thereby that the figure also requires treatment at a broader level of analysis. The paper's third and final step is to adopt from Simone de Beauvoir the constructs of immanence, transcendence, and the woman as Other, in order to argue that the eropolitical compound is indeed a kind of formula or persisting theme that cuts across multiple historic and genre contexts, and that it should be seen as a normative construct reflecting and enacting a common strategy of patriarchal cultures
Aesthetics · Art · Drama · Epistemology · Immanence · Literature · Motif (music) · Patriarchy · Sanskrit · Sociology · Transcendence (philosophy) · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |