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A study of the shifts in historical context of ritual observances from Vedic to Puranic traditions as well as women's identities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tyagi, Jaya (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women in Hinduism.
Women > Religious aspects.
Sex role > Religious aspects.
Puranas.
Vedas.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Description
Summary:A study of the shifts in historical context of ritual observances from Vedic to Puranic traditions as well as women's identities.
Physical Description:xv, 283 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [264]-270) and index.
ISBN:9780199451821 (hardback)
0199451826 (hardback)