Author: S. N. SinhaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Comprehensive study on marriage and prostitution in India, based on the Sanskrit texts from Vedic age to 3rd century A.D.
Women in Ancient India
Author: S. N. SinhaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Comprehensive study on marriage and prostitution in India, based on the Sanskrit texts from Vedic age to 3rd century A.D.
The Position of Women in Ancient Indian Buddhism
Author: Women in Ancient India
Author: Clarisse BaderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Position and Status of Women in Ancient India
Author: Women of India
Author: Arun R. KumbharePublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144015600X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A systematic presentation of the status of women of India throughout the long history of about 6000 years has been presented starting from the Vedic times to the post-independence period. A detailed description of the status of women during the Vedic times, which is rarely available in any of the existing literature, and in the following periods is very significant to the study of this subject. The author has discussed how the political and religious conditions over the periods have affected the conditions of women. The age-old evils, which had got firmly entrenched in the Indian society, such as the tradition of Sati, illiteracy, child marriages, and deplorable treatment of widows and so on, still persist and some new ones have joined the list. These are: bride burning, dowry, female feticide, domestic violence, to name a few. Short biographies of some outstanding women have been included to illustrate that in spite of adversities some women had achieved eminence. To the credit of the Indian Government, legislative measures have been taken to protect and improve the status of women after independence and just prior to it. These have been outlined. Unfortunately, these measures have not been able to achieve their intended results on account of wide spread corruption and lack of education and awareness among women, especially in the rural areas. A snapshot of the present conditions is given along with concluding remarks and recommendations for improvement. Improvement of the status of women is extremely improvement for India if it wishes to become a developed and progressive country and a world leader in culture and ideology.
The High-caste Hindu Woman
Author: Ramabai SarasvatiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hindu women
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations
Author: Bella VivantePublisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9780313360756
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Knowledge about the roles of women in ancient civilizations has been limited to traditionally held notions, but recent discoveries and research have led to exciting insights into the great variety of ways in which women contributed to ancient cultures. This reference work, designed for student research, features lengthy essays and a wealth of new information about women's roles in twelve ancient civilizations around the world--China, India, Japan, Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, West Africa, Greece, Rome, the Maya, the Inca, and Native North America. Historical studies have tended to ignore women's roles in ancient civilizations and to devalue their contributions to the community. These essays examine women's religious, political, public, economic, and domestic roles, their legal status, creative expression in art and literature, and notions of beauty. Students can then compare women's roles across cultures. The contributors, each of whom is a subject specialist, examine not only the nature of women's limitations in patriarchal culture but the ways in which women often succeeded, despite these limitations, in becoming agents of social change. Each essay begins with a timeline of events in the history of that culture to place the narrative in historical context, and concludes with suggestions for further reading about women in that culture.
Polyandry in Ancient India
Author: Sarva Daman SinghPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120804876
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Scholars have studied polyandry in modern India with reference to specific areas; but the investigation of its past history in the Indian context remains a desideratum. The present book therefore fills a gap in historical research relating to an institution as interesting as it is ancient as significant as it is slighted, or sought to be swept under the carpet. Based on original sources it clearly and categorically established the prevalence of polyandry amongst Vedic Aryans as also amongst other peoples of the old Indo-European stock.
A History of Civilization in Ancient India
Author: Romesh Chunder DuttPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Women and Gender in Ancient India
Author: Vijaya Laxmi SinghPublisher:
ISBN: 9788173055171
Category : Inscriptions, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description