Ambā: Feminine Vengeance in the Mahābhārata

 

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Autor: Morales Harley, Roberto
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data wydania:2020
Opis:Ambā is a female character who is wronged by Bhīṣma and who, later, takes revenge by her own means as the male character Śikhaṇḍin. The paper contextualizes the position of women, both in ancient India and in Sanskrit Epic literature, and analyzes the myth in its Sanskrit source (MBh. I, 94-100; V, 170-197; VI, 108-119), based on the terminology used for “vengeance” (pratikāra) and “womanhood” (strītva).
Kraj:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Język:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/41638
Dostęp online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filyling/article/view/41638
Słowo kluczowe:Ambā
Śikhaṇḍin
Hindu Mythology
Sanskrit Epics
Mahābhārata
mitología hindú
épica sánscrita