Gandhi's body : sex, diet, and the politics of nationalism /

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"This brilliant and infuriating book is the latest intriguing offering from one of the most original anthropologists working ... It offers us unpredictable and illuminating interpretations of classical material."--Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alter, Joseph S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2000.
Colección:Critical histories.
Temas:
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948.
1900-1999
Diet > India.
Medicine, Ayurvedic.
Sexual ethics > India.
Nationalism > India.
Alimentation > Inde.
Āyurveda.
Morale sexuelle > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Diet.
Nationalism.
Politics and government
Sexual ethics.
India > Politics and government > 20th century.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
India.
"Multi-User"
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: History, Body, Culture; PART I. RETHINKING THE MAHATMA; Chapter 1. Gandhi's Body, Gandhi's Truth; Chapter 2. The Ethereal Politics of the Mahatma's Fasts; PART II. NATIONALISM, TRANSNATIONALISM, AND THE EMBODIED SELF; Chapter 3. Nature Cure and Yoga: Transnational Experiments with Ether and Hydrotherapy; Chapter 4. Surya Namaskar-Salute to Village Democracy; Chapter 5. Somatic Nationalism: Gama the Great, Another Heroic Indian; Conclusion: Post-Gandhian Somatics: Auto-Urine Therapy; Glossary; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K.
  • LM; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Acknowledgments.

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