Shikhandi by Devdutt Pattanaik (Hindi) Paperback Book

Description: Shikhandi by Devdutt Pattanaik Patriarchy asserts that men are superior to women, feminism clarifies that women and men are equal, and queerness questions what constitutes male and female. One of the few people to talk frankly and sensitively about queerness and religion, celebrated Indian mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains that queerness isnt only modern, Western, or sexual. Rather, by looking at the vast written and oral traditions of Hinduism, he finds many overlooked tales with queerness at their center, some over two thousand years old. Theres Shikhandi, who became a man to satisfy her wife; Mahadeva, who became a woman to deliver her devotees child; Chudala, who became a man to enlighten her husband; Samavan, who became the wife of his male friend--and many, many more. In Shikhandi, and Other Tales They Dont Tell You, Pattanaik recounts these stories and explores the importance of mythologies in understanding the modern Indian mindset. Playful, touching, and sometimes disturbing, when Shikhandis stories are compared with their Mesopotamian, Greek, Chinese, and Biblical counterparts, they reveal the unique Indian way of making sense of queerness. "Pattanaik is a master storyteller" --Bibek Debroy, translator of The Bhagavad Gita FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE Hindi CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Devdutt Pattanaik is a best-selling Indian author, speaker, and mythologist. He has written over twenty-five books and four hundred articles on mythology for people of all ages. Details ISBN9350642891 ISBN-10 9350642891 ISBN-13 9789350642894 Format Paperback Language Hindi Country of Publication India Author Devdutt Pattanaik UK Release Date 2015-12-01 Imprint Rajpal & Sons Publisher Rajpal & Sons DEWEY 294.513 Audience General Place of Publication Delhi Pages 190 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-12-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131742467;

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