Women heroes and Dalit assertion in north India : culture, identity, and politics /
Badri Narayan
- New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2006
- 186 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Cultural subordination and the Dalit challenge ; v. 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178) and index
Introduction -- New narratives of Dalit politics -- Formation of political orality and the role of Dalit print -- Visuals, cultural performances, and myths -- Identity politics and new historical resources : Dalit location in 1857 history -- Jhalkaribai and the Koris of Bundelkhand -- Pasis, Dalits, and Udadevi -- Women heroes, goddesses, and the politics of image making -- Conclusion
9780761935377 (pbk.) 0761935371 (pbk.) RM96.39
Bahujan Samaj
Dalits--Political activity--India--Uttar Pradesh Women heroes--Mythology--Political aspects--India--Uttar Pradesh