Re: Devadasi resources

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Posted by Alissa on July 1, 2003 at 15:16:40:

In reply to: Devadasi resources posted by Beth on July 1, 2003 at 12:11:19:

Thank you both for providing your research information. I'm currently
reading Orr's work, and have several more I'm waiting for arrival.

My focus is what happened *before*, not what is call "devadasi" now.
And yes, 1000 years is a long time to try to keep a convention in
place and not have it corrupted. We can't even find a way to keep a
government in place that long.

It doesn't surprise me that an institution combining sexuality,
spirituality, and commerce went terribly awry over the past 10
centuries. I get really resentful at those scholars I'm reading who
look only at what is here *today* and not nearly enough at what came
*before*.

It's fabulous to find other wonderful minds who share this interest
in temple women, and want to know more than what has been popularly
reported for the past 200 years.

Bless you all who responded~!

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Re: Devadasi resources asha 10:04:21 7/2/2003 (15)
- Re: Devadasi resources Erika 10:53:08 7/2/2003 (0)
- Re: Devadasi resources Beth 10:32:01 7/2/2003 (13)
  - Devadasi and the happy dances Catherine Cartwright-Jones 14:37:32 7/2/2003 (9)
    - just go tback in town and LOVE this view point Aliussa 23:02:29 7/6/2003 (0)
    - happy dances Lauren 15:55:35 7/2/2003 (7)
      - Re: happy dances Catherine Cartwright-Jones 19:22:49 7/2/2003 (6)
        
        does the Qajar pic show her undies? Lauren 20:07:27 7/2/2003 (5)
        
        Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 06:01:45 7/3/2003 (4)
        
        Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Lauren 10:30:56 7/3/2003 (1)
        
        Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 18:10:45 7/3/2003 (0)
        
        Re: does the Qajar pic show her undies? asha 08:44:38 7/3/2003 (1)
        
        VERY cool! Thank you!!! n/t Lauren 10:37:30 7/3/2003 (0)
  - Re: Devadasi resources Beth 11:06:08 7/2/2003 (2)
    - Kama sutra Alissa 12:43:06 7/2/2003 (1)
      - Re: Kama sutra asha 14:29:52 7/2/2003 (0)

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: Thank you both for providing your research information. I'm currently : reading Orr's work, and have several more I'm waiting for arrival. : : My focus is what happened before, not what is call "devadasi" now. : And yes, 1000 years is a long time to try to keep a convention in : place and not have it corrupted. We can't even find a way to keep a : government in place that long. : : It doesn't surprise me that an institution combining sexuality, : spirituality, and commerce went terribly awry over the past 10 : centuries. I get really resentful at those scholars I'm reading who : look only at what is here today and not nearly enough at what came : before. : : It's fabulous to find other wonderful minds who share this interest : in temple women, and want to know more than what has been popularly : reported for the past 200 years. : : Bless you all who responded~!
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