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				First published: June 1, 2024 - Last updated: June 1, 2024
			TITLE INFORMATION 
			
			Author: Jawahara K. Saidullah
			
 Title: Shakti-The Power of the Mother
 
 Subtitle: The Violent Nurturer in Indian Mythology and Commercial Cinema
 
 Journal: Canadian Women Studies - Les cahiers de la femme
 
 Volume: 13
 
 Issue: 1: South Asian Women: Lives, Histories, Struggles
 
 Year: 1992
 
 Pages: 37-41
 
 ISSN: 0713-3235 - 
					Find a Library: WorldCat
 
 Language: English
 
 Keywords: 
				Modern History: 
					20th Century | 
				Asian History: 
					Indian History | 
				Types: 
					Rape; 
				Representations: 
					Films / 
						Bhrashtachar, 
						Kahani Phoolvati Ki, 
						Khoon Baha Ganga Mein, 
						Mera Shikaar,
						Sherni, 
						Zakhmi Aurat
 
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			Link:
			York University (Free Access)
			
			 
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
			
			Contents: 
			
			
			
			|  | Commercial Indian cinema (p. 37) |  
			|  | Female representations (p. 38) |  
			|  | The violent nurturer: the mother goddess (p. 38) |  
			|  | The movies (p. 39) |  
			|  | Common themes (p. 40) |  
			|  | A departure from tradition (p. 40) |  
			|  | A Short Critique (p. 41) |  
			|  | References (p.41 ) |  Wikipedia: 
				History of Asia: 
					History of India | 
				Film: 
					Cinema of India / 
					Bhrashtachar, 
					Mera Shikar, 
					Phoolan Devi (film), 
					Sherni (1988 film), 
					Zakhmi Aurat | 
				Sex and the law: 
					Rape / 
						Rape in India
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