The goddess as role model
Subtitle: Sītā and Rādhā in scripture and on the screen
By: Heidi R.M. Pauwels.
Publisher: Oxford; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 558
ISBN-13: 9780195369908
Subjects: Sītā (Hindu deity); Rādhā (Hindu deity); Women in Hinduism; Love -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hinduism -- Social aspects
Description: Seeks to understand the major mythological role models that mark the moral landscape navigated by young Hindu women. Heidi Pauwels compares how the figures of Sita and Radha have been portrayed in a variety of media: the ancient Sanskrit sources medieval vernacular retellings, and contemporary television shows.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.