Author: Simmi JainPublisher:
ISBN: 9788178351162
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: The middle ages
Author: Simmi JainPublisher:
ISBN: 9788178351162
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: The middle ages
Author: Simmi JainEncyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: Ancient India
Author: Simmi JainPublisher:
ISBN: 9788178351162
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Women have witnessed acute socio-economic problems in male-dominated society in the annals of Indian sub-continent. However, they maintained their identity and consequently emerged as a useful partner in the household affairs. The theme has been comprehensively weaved into for volumes, viz., ancient, medieval and modern India with a thrust on freedom struggle for Swaraj. It has vividly described status of women during the phases of history; her rights and duties, standard of education, lives of Devadasi and widows, female slaves, divorce, remarriage system, the Muslim queens, participatin of wimen in three major movements during Gandihan era, and their sacrifices, status of Dalit women, socio-economic regeneration, nuns in Kerala, women and family welfare, role in labour force and vision of Annie Besant. These Volumes would be useful for social scientists, researchers and students in India and abroad.
Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: Modern India
Author: Simmi JainEncyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: Period of freedom struggle
Author: Simmi JainWomen and Gender in Medieval Europe
Author: Margaret SchausPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415969441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
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Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature
Author: Amaresh DattaPublisher: Sahitya Akademi
ISBN: 9788126018031
Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
A Major Activity Of The Sahitya Akademi Is The Preparation Of An Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. The Venture, Covering Twenty-Two Languages Of India, Is The First Of Its Kind. Written In English, The Encyclopaedia Gives A Comprehensive Idea Of The Growth And Development Of Indian Literature. The Entries On Authors, Books And General Topics Have Been Tabulated By The Concerned Advisory Boards And Finalised By A Steering Committee. Hundreds Of Writers All Over The Country Contributed Articles On Various Topics. The Encyclopaedia, Planned As A Six-Volume Project, Has Been Brought Out. The Sahitya Akademi Embarked Upon This Project In Right Earnest In 1984. The Efforts Of The Highly Skilled And Professional Editorial Staff Started Showing Results And The First Volume Was Brought Out In 1987. The Second Volume Was Brought Out In 1988, The Third In 1989, The Fourth In 1991, The Fifth In 1992, And The Sixth Volume In 1994. All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof. Amaresh Datta, Fourth And Fifth Volume By Mohan Lal And Sixth Volume By Shri K.C.Dutt.
Women and Religion
Author: Ruspini, ElisabettaPublisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1447336402
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This edited collection provides interdisciplinary, global, and multi-religious perspectives on the relationship between women’s identities, religion, and social change in the contemporary world. The book discusses the experiences and positions of women, and particular groups of women, to understand patterns of religiosity and religious change. It also addresses the current and future challenges posed by women’s changes to religion in different parts of the world and among different religious traditions and practices. The contributors address a diverse range of themes and issues including the attitudes of different religions to gender equality; how women construct their identity through religious activity; whether women have opportunity to influence religious doctrine; and the impact of migration on the religious lives of both women and men.
India, Modernity and the Great Divergence
Author: Kaveh YazdaniPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004330798
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
India, Modernity and the Great Divergence is an original and pioneering book about India’s transition towards modernity and the rise of the West. The work examines global entanglements alongside the internal dynamics of 17th to 19th century Mysore and Gujarat in comparison to other regions of Afro-Eurasia. It is an interdisciplinary survey that enriches our historical understanding of South Asia, ranging across the fascinating and intertwined worlds of modernizing rulers, wealthy merchants, curious scholars, utopian poets, industrious peasants and skilled artisans. Bringing together socio-economic and political structures, warfare, techno-scientific innovations, knowledge production and transfer of ideas, this book forces us to rethink the reasons behind the emergence of the modern world.
Medieval Ireland
Author: Seán DuffyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135948240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia brings together in one authoritative resource the multiple facets of life in Ireland before and after the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1169, from the sixth to sixteenth century. Multidisciplinary in coverage, this A–Z reference work provides information on historical events, economics, politics, the arts, religion, intellectual history, and many other aspects of the period. With over 345 essays ranging from 250 to 2,500 words, Medieval Ireland paints a lively and colorful portrait of the time. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages website.