Theologising with the Sacred 'Prostitutes' of South India
Subtitle: Towards an Indecent Dalit Theology
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9789004450073
Subjects: Religion
Description: "In Theologising with the Sacred 'Prostitutes' of South India, Eve Rebecca Parker theologises with the Dalit women who from childhood have been dedicated to village goddesses and used as 'sacred' sex workers. Parker uses ethnographic, anthropological, theological, hermeneutical and historical research and analysis in order to critically engage with the lived religiosity and daily struggles of the dedicated women, known as devada si s. In doing so, she works towards an Indecent Dalit Liberation Theology that challenges systems of oppression and cultures of impunity, including casteism, sexism, classism and a history of socio-political and religious marginalisation. The result is a profound theologising of struggle and resistance with the sexual narratives of the oppressed"--