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Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis

Catherine Rubin Kermorgant

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Description:Servants of the Goddess weaves together the heartbreaking, yet paradoxically life-affirming stories of five devadasis--women, in the clutches of an ancient fertility cult, forced to serve the gods.Catherine Rubin Kermorgant sets out attempting to make a documentary film about the lives of present-day devadasis. Through her, we meet and get to know the devadasi women of Kalyana, a remote village in Karnataka. As they grow to trust Kermorgant and welcome her as an honorary sister, we hear their stories in their own words: stories of oppression and violence, but more importantly, of resistance and resilience. Kermorgant becomes a part of these stories and finds herself unwittingly enmeshed in a world of gender and caste bias which extends far beyond Kalyana--all the way to Paris, where the documentary is to be edited and produced.Servants of the Goddess is a testament to women's strength and spirit, and a remarkably astute analysis of gender and caste relations in today's rural India.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis. To get started finding Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Servants of the Goddess weaves together the heartbreaking, yet paradoxically life-affirming stories of five devadasis--women, in the clutches of an ancient fertility cult, forced to serve the gods.Catherine Rubin Kermorgant sets out attempting to make a documentary film about the lives of present-day devadasis. Through her, we meet and get to know the devadasi women of Kalyana, a remote village in Karnataka. As they grow to trust Kermorgant and welcome her as an honorary sister, we hear their stories in their own words: stories of oppression and violence, but more importantly, of resistance and resilience. Kermorgant becomes a part of these stories and finds herself unwittingly enmeshed in a world of gender and caste bias which extends far beyond Kalyana--all the way to Paris, where the documentary is to be edited and produced.Servants of the Goddess is a testament to women's strength and spirit, and a remarkably astute analysis of gender and caste relations in today's rural India.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis. To get started finding Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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