Overview

This is an anthology of excerpts from the works of authors who have shaped or understanding of gender relations in India. Also included are papers which provide fresh insights or explore alternative paradigms and possibilities. The first section focuses on the diverse issues and perspectives in womens history so as to give the reader an overview of the implicit and explicit debates and methodological strategies and problems. Section II highlights some aspects of the material context and content of gender relations, especially in terms of property, labour, and the impact of processes such as urbanization. Section III provides some samples of the socio-sexual definitions of womanhood through investigations in polyandry and prostitution, and also draws attention to the possibility of regional variations. The last section, on religious traditions, includes analyses of the goddess cult, womens patronage of religious institutions, and early Bhakti movements. The volume contains an editorial introduction which contextualizes the anthology, and a detailed bibliography.

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Author:   Kumkum Roy ,  Kumkum Roy
Publisher:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9788173043826

ISBN 10:   8173043825
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   15 January 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

General Editors Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction by Kumkum Roy; Section I: Issues and Perspectives: The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: Retrospect and Prospect by A.S. Altekar; Beyond the Altekarian Paradigm: Towards a New Understanding of Gender Relations in Early Indian History by Uma Chakravarti; Women Under Primitive Buddhism: Laywomen and Almswomen by I.B. Horner; Section II: Women and the Economy: Proprietary Rights of Women in Ancient India by N.N. Bhattacharyya; Turmeric Land: Womens Property Rights in Tamil Society since Early Medieval Times by Kanakalatha Mukund; Rural-Urban Dichotomy in the Concept and Status of Women: An Examination (from the Mauryas to the Guptas) by Chitrarekha Gupta; Aspects of Women and Work in Early South India by Vijaya Ramaswamy; Section III: Socio-Sexual Constructions of Womanhood: Polyandry in the Vedic Period by Sarva Daman Singh; Prostitution in Ancient India by Sukumari Bhattacharji; Woman and the Sacred in Ancient Tamilnadu by George L. Hart, III; Section IV: Religious Beliefs and Practices: Urvasi and Pururavas by D.D. Kosambi; Womens Patronage to Temple Architecture by Harihar Singh; The World of the Bhaktin in South Indian Traditions The Body and Beyond by Uma Chakravarti; Bibliography; Contributors.

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This book is much more than a series of reminiscences of early indian women. It presents a baggage of detailed critical analysis of the images and ideas of the construction of women. Biblio.

Author Information

B.D. Chattopadhyaya retired as Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Kumkum Roy is Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her publications include The Emergence of Monarchy in North India (OUP, 1994) and research papers. Her special areas of interest are early political institutions, and gender relations.

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