| Author: | Kati Neubauer | ISBN: | 9783640401642 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing | Publication: | August 17, 2009 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kati Neubauer |
| ISBN: | 9783640401642 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing |
| Publication: | August 17, 2009 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Muhlenberg College, course: The Feminine in South Asia, language: English, abstract: In Hinduism religious practice is not limited to believing and praying, but can also cause the presence of a god in a human body. The phenomenon of being possessed by a god as a female individual will be discussed under the aspects what benefits the spiritual possession has for the women, and how this accepted religious act provides power for them as females in a patriarchal society.
Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Muhlenberg College, course: The Feminine in South Asia, language: English, abstract: In Hinduism religious practice is not limited to believing and praying, but can also cause the presence of a god in a human body. The phenomenon of being possessed by a god as a female individual will be discussed under the aspects what benefits the spiritual possession has for the women, and how this accepted religious act provides power for them as females in a patriarchal society.
