What is the relationship between caste and gender in the narratives of Rajput woman? During a year and a half of fieldwork in Rajasthan, a parched land dominated by the great Indian Desert, Lindsey Harlan interviewed more than a hundred women from all levels of Rajput society. She wanted to understand why certain religious practices were so important to Rajput women, and how they justified these to themselves. During the course of her interviews, the women described their religious practices - chief among them the worship of the family kuldevi (the goddess who exemplifies the ideal wife by staving off sickness, poverty, and infertility) and the veneration of satimatas (women who have immolated themselves on their husband's funeral pyre). As...
Gender equality is implicit in the belief of oneness that forms a central part of Sikh theology si...
This comparative study delves into the invaluable contributions of tribal women towards the preserva...
This paper seeks to look at S. L. Bhyrappa’s 2014 novel Aavarana: the Veil as a text which problemat...
Champion Catherine. L. Harlan, Religion and Rajput Women. The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Na...
ABSTRACT: Religion plays a significant role in structuring and maintaining a society by enforcing ce...
This article links the feminist debate on women's land rights in India to the current academic debat...
Dalit women constitute the most unfortunate and deprived segment in Indian society, collectively suf...
Summary: The Mahabharata preserves powerful journeys of women recognized as the feminine divine and ...
Religious fundamentalism and neo-liberal economic reforms are converting poor grassroots women in In...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-69)Traditional portrayals of females in Hindu India re...
Existing norms, belief systems, heritage, and customs all contribute to the formation of a society's...
The janamsakhis are a Sikh literary tradition, which consist of hagiographies concerning Guru Nanak...
The portrayal of women in literary texts over the centuries has been stuck in the conviction that wo...
Of all the religious practices and beliefs concerned with women in Indian culture, women granted sup...
The data for this thesis derive from the Kutchi Koli, a Hindu Scheduled Caste, currently domiciled ...
Gender equality is implicit in the belief of oneness that forms a central part of Sikh theology si...
This comparative study delves into the invaluable contributions of tribal women towards the preserva...
This paper seeks to look at S. L. Bhyrappa’s 2014 novel Aavarana: the Veil as a text which problemat...
Champion Catherine. L. Harlan, Religion and Rajput Women. The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Na...
ABSTRACT: Religion plays a significant role in structuring and maintaining a society by enforcing ce...
This article links the feminist debate on women's land rights in India to the current academic debat...
Dalit women constitute the most unfortunate and deprived segment in Indian society, collectively suf...
Summary: The Mahabharata preserves powerful journeys of women recognized as the feminine divine and ...
Religious fundamentalism and neo-liberal economic reforms are converting poor grassroots women in In...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-69)Traditional portrayals of females in Hindu India re...
Existing norms, belief systems, heritage, and customs all contribute to the formation of a society's...
The janamsakhis are a Sikh literary tradition, which consist of hagiographies concerning Guru Nanak...
The portrayal of women in literary texts over the centuries has been stuck in the conviction that wo...
Of all the religious practices and beliefs concerned with women in Indian culture, women granted sup...
The data for this thesis derive from the Kutchi Koli, a Hindu Scheduled Caste, currently domiciled ...
Gender equality is implicit in the belief of oneness that forms a central part of Sikh theology si...
This comparative study delves into the invaluable contributions of tribal women towards the preserva...
This paper seeks to look at S. L. Bhyrappa’s 2014 novel Aavarana: the Veil as a text which problemat...