This paper discusses the relationship between woman and nature in India from the point of view of contemporary Indian literature and cinema. Nature in India has been often allegorized as either a powerful maternal force or as the site of sexual enticement and ultimate seduction. The binary woman/nature has been pitted against that of man/culture, creating a dichotomy that entangles the destiny of Indian women to that of Indian natural resources, both downgraded by patriarchal customary laws and an increasingly exploitative society.
‘Womanizing’ nature in India: a few considerations on the politics of representation of tribal women in Bengali fiction / Matta, Mara. - In: RIVISTA DEGLI STUDI ORIENTALI. - ISSN 0392-4866. - STAMPA. - 88:(2015), pp. 181-196.
‘Womanizing’ nature in India: a few considerations on the politics of representation of tribal women in Bengali fiction
MATTA, MARA
2015
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This paper discusses the relationship between woman and nature in India from the point of view of contemporary Indian literature and cinema. Nature in India has been often allegorized as either a powerful maternal force or as the site of sexual enticement and ultimate seduction. The binary woman/nature has been pitted against that of man/culture, creating a dichotomy that entangles the destiny of Indian women to that of Indian natural resources, both downgraded by patriarchal customary laws and an increasingly exploitative society.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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