Women And Forests: Ambā’s Ascetic Austerities from the Mahābhārata´'s "Ambā-Upākhyāna"

 

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Autor: Chaves Robles, Daniela María
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data wydania:2026
Opis:In this paper, the arguments provided by the ascetics that help princess Ambā when she decides to dedicate her life to asceticism are analyzed from the perspective of religiousness and the differentiation between the city and the forest. This conversation takes place in the Mahābhārata´s 35th subtale (upākhyāna), when this woman decides to dedicate her life to asceticism once her marriage aspirations are frustrated. These arguments include the ever-lasting dependence of women on a male figure, the difficulty of a life of contemplation, and the female temptation despite an ascetic vow that may lead to sexual violence endured by a female ascetic.
Kraj:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Język:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/10991
Dostęp online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rfilyling/article/view/10991
Słowo kluczowe:Asceticism
forest
Mahābhārata
subtale
women
Ascetismo
bosque
mujeres
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