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Focusing on complex entanglements of religion and gender from a diversity of perspectives, this book explores how women enact agencies in transcultural Hindu and Buddhist settings. The chapters draw on original, in-depth empirical research in various contexts in South Asian religious traditions. Today, in an increasing number of such contexts, women are able to undergo monastic and priestly education, receive ordination/initiation as nuns and priestesses, and are accepted as ascetic religious leaders. They are starting to establish new religious communities within conservative traditions, occupying religious leadership positions on par with men. This volume considers the historical background, contemporary trajectories, and potential impact of the emergence of these new and powerful female agencies in conservative South Asian religious traditions. It will be of particular interest to scholars of religion, women's and gender studies, and South Asian studies.
Contents
1. From Matriarch to Divine Mother: Caste, Gender, and Deification in Hagiographies of Satīmā 2. Biographies of Enhanced Agency and Self-Made Gurus: From Housewives into Founders of Guru-Bhakti Communities 3. Women's Ritual Expression and Religious Agency: Om Śakti Communicating Innovation in Contemporary Hinduism 4. Forgotten Priestesses: A 'witch,' a Queen and a Ritual Stew 5. Women Sharing Bhakti, Women Singing Devotion: Friends, Teachers, and Leaders in the Hindu Diaspora 6. Reinventing Selves: Religiosity and Female Agency in the Siri Tradition of Tulunad in India 7. Yoga's Red Tent: Menstrual-Oriented Iyengar Yoga Practices 8. Womanhood and Female Agency in Bengali Vaishnava Sahajiya Tradition 9. Encountering in a New Phase: Monastic Education for Buddhist Nuns in Sri Lanka 10. Against Marginality, Inequality, and Dependency: Remarkable Buddhist Nuns in Sikkim 11. Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation 12. The Changing Attitudes Towards Female Priesthood in Hinduism: Insights from Pune, Southern India 13. Beyond Boundaries: A Modern Buddhist Nun's Journey Towards Enlightenment 14. Luminous Insight: An Interview with Ayyā Tathālokā from Dhammadharini Monastery (USA)
