STRI

McGrath, Kevin

STRI Feminine Power in the Mahabharata - New Delhi Orient Longman Ltd 2011 - 232p

includes index and biblioraphy

II. Kinship and Marriage ..... 27 1. Terms .... 31 2. Wooing and Marriage .... 35 3. The svayamvara... 41 4. The raksasa Form of Marriage ... 51 5. The gandharva Form of Marriage ... 62 6. Other Aspects of Marital Union ... 65 7. The Co-Wife... 71 III. Women Heroes ... 76 1. Kuntl... 81 2. Gandhari ... 95 3. DamayantI.. 100 4. Savitri... 106 5. Amba... 109 IV. DraupadI... 117 1. Marriage... 119 2. The sabha ... 122 3. The Forest ... 127 4. The Court of Virata ... 139 5. Prior to War... 149 6. After the War ... 151 V. Speaking of Truth... 154 1. Sakuntala... 157 2. Gandhari ... 162 3. Draupadl... 165 4. Kunti... 177 5. Lamentation ... 183 VI. Epilogue ............... 1. Landscape and Rivers . 2. Sexuality ............ 3. Women Heroes Today.

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