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Contestation and compliance : retrieving women's 'agency' from Puranic traditions /

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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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Contributor biographical information
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Representations, re-presentations, and retrieval
  • 1. The Purāṇas as repositaries of ritual observances
  • 2. Redefining domesticity through ritual observances
  • 3. Contestation and negotiation in myths and rituals-in-myths
  • 4. Channelizing feminine energy through representations of goddess(es)
  • Conclusion : The Social consequences of 'sacralizing' women's familial roles.