Rethinking Femininity and Transgression in Andal

Authors

  • Sushumna Kannan

Keywords:

Āṇṭāḷ, feminine devotion, transgression, bhakti feminism, gender in theology, strī-dharma

Abstract

The article Rethinking Femininity and Transgression in Andal by Sushumna Kannan interrogates dominant gender interpretations of Āṇṭāḷ. Kannan reads Āṇṭāḷ’s divine romance as an assertion of sacred autonomy, reframing her bhakti as a form of theological resistance against restrictive norms of womanhood.

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Published

2014-06-20

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2014): Alvars (Spring)

Section

Articles