Teologização da política: Dissidências de gênero e sexualidade no Hinduísmo. Issue 1 (7th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tostes, Angelica
• Is Part Of: Horizontes decoloniales. Number 7:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2022-04-07
• Subjects: Hinduismo -- Teoría queer -- Poscolonialismo -- Hindutva -- Género y sexualidad; Hinduísmo -- Teoría queer -- Pós-Colonialismo -- Hindutva -- Gênero e sexualidade; Hinduism -- Queer theory -- Post-Colonialism -- Hindutva -- Gender and sexuality; Religion and politics -- Periodicals; Postcolonial theology -- Periodicals; Postcolonial theology; Religion and politics; Periodicals; 201.72
• DOI: 10.13169/decohori.7.1.0077
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2422-6343

Abstract

Abstract : This article addresses the relationship between Hindu traditions and the Queer community. First, I seek to understand some elements of Hinduism in the dimensions of gender and sexuality. Then, I present the consequences of colonialism in India and its influences on Hindu religious thought regarding gender issues and point out which elements of postcolonial theory help in this struggle. I address the gender, caste, and nationalism dimensions of Hindutva ideology that dominate India even today, as these neoliberal policies capture the subjectivities, rights, and freedom of the Queer community.