An Alternative Reading of the Other in The Mahabharata: Celebrating the Marginal (1)

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Synopsis
This book studies gender, sexuality, and representation in The Mahabharata. Drawing on Feminist theory, Queer theory and Deconstructivist theory, it revisits the epic as a saga of agency, empowerment, and subversion, and examines how it gives the gendered marginal — the women and the queer — a voice.The authors argue that in a fluid text like The Mahabharata, there is ample scope for contradiction and conformation, as well as conflict and resolution, which gives the marginal an opportunity to document resistance. They analyse the stories of Draupadi, Kunti, Renuka, Ulupi, and Hidimba within an anti-patriarchal, non-normative, post-modern theoretical framework. They also examine liminal figures like Shikhandi, Yuvanashwa, Sudyumna and Bhangashwan, who are uniquely placed in conversation involving queer space, marginalization, and resistance.An important addition to the study of Indian epics, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, subaltern studies, Indian literature, English literature, gender studies, sexuality studies, queer studies, women’s studies, exclusion studies, and postcolonial studies.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
200 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040325674
Related ISBNs:
9781040325667, 9781032435190, 9781003600831
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Seema Sinha and Kumar Sankar Bhattacharya
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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