... nor am i an unbeliever!! u r right. somehow my arguments/thoughts have had the shades of secular fantasies. though i'd been alerted for the subaltern politics redefining the 'sacred' spaces. i cud never imagine islam to be 'queered'. thanks for a new spark. but...no doubt...the toughest task.
On 11/1/07, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 11/1/07, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > infinite number of interpretations are possible! > > vedas n upanishads can loosely be interpreted as great scriptures of > > universal equality. dalits can worship sri raman and they can fight for the > > temple entry and hindu baptism. this has double edged effect. on one > > hand religion inducts the 'outsiders' expanding its boundary and maintains > > its 'divinity' and on the other hand, 'outsiders' invade the 'divine' space > > of untouchability. > > > > ..........and islam is a very tough coice for queers to reclaim. > > > > I am not a believer, but Isn't it funny that one cannot be both Muslim and > gay? Also don't you think that the scriptures should be redefined? I think > it is radical to redefine the 'sacred'. I remember arguing with my grandma > on Sabarimala Ayyappan. I used to ask her 'whether she would oppose me using > ayyappa as a role model?(with a special reference to Vavar). A good example > can be the Renecox self photographs, in which she posed as a nude black > pregnant christ. It created a lot of noise in the US. Except Judas all were > while in the last supper. I have a feeling that religion should also be > queered, for the betterment. Why always we have secular fantacies? > > The treatment of gays were not much better in Castro's Cuba. They were > prosecuted on day to day basis. Reinaldo Arenas is one example, and the most > sad thing is that he had to go to Newyork to publish his books! > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ A group to look forward in the lines of interdisciplinary thinking, actions & analysis. This group is specifically for analysing black white & grey of kerala society ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Mallu Mafia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mallu-mafia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
