On strong-arms and drinking strength
Subtitle: masculinity, violence, and the body in ancient India
By: Jarrod L. Whitaker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780199755707
Description: This book considers the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rigveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, and argues that an important aspect of early Vedic life involves the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Manhood and masculinity; title: Brave men and manliness; title: Mighty champions and slaying the dragon; title: Strong-arms and drinking strength.