Download or read book Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 29 written by J.L. Shastri and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 861 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 21 written by J. L. Shastri and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chastity in Ancient Indian Texts written by Oly Roy and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the representation and practice of chastity in selective ancient Indian texts. It studies how and when the concept originated and in what ways it was intertwined with the social, cultural, and economic notions of Indian society. Drawing on seminal Indian texts such as the MahāPurāṇas, Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, Sattasaī and the Jātakas, the volume delves into the social and reproductive rights of women through an examination of the norms of chastity, virginity, and Pātivratya, which were construed according to a patriarchal hierarchy of the society and implemented as a means of strengthening patriarchal authority. It also examines the interinfluence of various religious traditions that emerged on the very concept of chastity and the ideologies they later gave rise to. A comprehensive study of sexuality and gender in early India, the book will be indispensable to students, teachers, and researchers of gender studies, literature, women’s studies, women’s rights, feminism, South Asian studies, and social history of Ancient India.

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