Women and the Purāṇic tradition in India /

Women and the Purāṇic tradition in India /

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This book analyses the diverse ways in which women have been represented in the Puranic traditions in ancient India - the virtuous wife, mother, daughter, widow, and prostitute - against the socio-religious milieu around CE 300-1000. Puranas (lit. ancient narratives) are brahmanical texts that large...

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Main Author: Saxena, Monika (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Routledge, [2018]
Subjects:
Puranas > Criticism, interpretation, etc
Puranas
Sex role > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Women in Hinduism > India
Women in the Puranas
Women > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Femmes dans l'hindouisme > Inde
Femmes > Aspect religieux > Hindouisme
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect religieux > Hindouisme
RELIGION > Comparative Religion
Women in Hinduism
India
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Criticism, interpretation, etc
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