Women And Society In Early Medieval India

Author : Anjali Verma
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429826429

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Women and Society in Early Medieval India by Anjali Verma Pdf

This book examines women and society in India during 600–1200 CE through epigraphs. It offers an analysis of inscriptional data at the pan-India level to explore key themes, including early marriage, deprivation of girls from education, property rights, widowhood and satī, as well as women in administration and positions of power. The volume also traces gender roles and agency across religions such as Hinduism and Jainism, the major religions of the times, and sheds light on a range of political, social, economic and religious dimensions. A panoramic critique of contradictions and conformity between inscriptional and literary sources, including pieces of archaeological evidence against traditional views on patriarchal stereotypes, as also regional parities and disparities, the book presents an original understanding of women’s status in early medieval South Asian society. Rich in archival material, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient and medieval Indian history, social history, archaeology, epigraphy, sociology, cultural studies, gender studies and South Asian studies.

Author : Mandakranta Bose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195122299

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Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India by Mandakranta Bose Pdf

The essays in this collection explore ideas about women and their positions in Indian society from the earliest history to the present day. It is designed to provide primary material from literary, historical and sociological sources and to guide critical exploration of specific issues.

Author : S. Vats,Shakuntala Mudgal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : India
ISBN : 818686704X

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Women and Society in Ancient India by S. Vats,Shakuntala Mudgal Pdf

Author : Susan Mosher Stuard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512807295

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Women in Medieval History and Historiography by Susan Mosher Stuard Pdf

What was the status of women in the Middle Ages? How have women fared in the hands of historians? And, what is the current state of research about women in the Middle Ages? Susan Mosher Stuard addresses these questions in a collection of essays that delve in to the history and historiography of women in medieval England, France, Italy, and Germany. Contributors include Barbara Hanawalt, Diane Owen Hughes, Suzanne Wemple, Denise Kaiser, and Martha Howell. One of the most interesting observations made in Women in Medieval History and Historiography is the way in which the history of women in each country has followed a distinct course that is in rhythm with other concerns of national historical writing. Women in Medieval History and Historiography will interest historians, scholars of women's studies, and medievalists.

Author : Raj Pal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Women
ISBN : UOM:39015074361265

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Women in Early Medieval North India by Raj Pal Pdf

Author : Simmi Jain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Women
ISBN : 8178351161

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Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: Ancient India by Simmi Jain Pdf

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.

Author : Devika Rangachari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Jammu and Kashmir (India)
ISBN : UIUC:30112116924454

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Exploring Spaces for Women in Early Medieval Kashmir by Devika Rangachari Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9383247290

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The Position of Women in Early Medieval India by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sukumari Bhattacharji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Women
ISBN : UVA:X002621604

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Women and Society in Ancient India by Sukumari Bhattacharji Pdf

Author : Usha Sharma,B. M. Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Women
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022357037

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Women Education in Ancient and Medieval India by Usha Sharma,B. M. Sharma Pdf

Collection of articles.

Author : Rukhsana Iftikhar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789386073730

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Indian Feminism by Rukhsana Iftikhar Pdf

This book deals with miseries and problems of Indian women with respect to their social class structure. India is known for its caste system and its economic and political history is based upon these classes. Feminist history is also interwoven with the social classes. Women were treated as private property in medieval India. In this book, women of elite classes in the middle ages such as Razyia and Noor Jahan are discussed. Razyia was scandalized with Yaqut solely due to her gender. Noor Jahan belonged to the vast harem of Emperor Jahangir. She had to survive in a harem, as well as strengthen her political position in the court of the great Mughals. The issues of the spinster princess like Jahanara and Zeb-un-nisa are also highlighted. The purdah had also set a standard for social morals for women in the middle ages. The political and cultural activities of Mughal women were the channels of their catharsis. They were able to accomplish things because they had money and the resources. The women of the middle and lower classes bore the burden of the class, family and society. This book also describes other aspects of that age such as clothing and jewelry.

Author : Devika Rangachari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000073218

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From Obscurity to Light by Devika Rangachari Pdf

This book attempts to reintegrate women into the socio-political milieu of early medieval Orissa. Its sources are inscriptions, mostly Sanskrit, that date from the seventh century to the end of the reign of the Imperial Ganga ruler, Anantavarman Codagangadeva (CE 1078-1147). The evidence indicates that royal and non-royal women had varying but undeniably important roles to play in the socio-political fabric of this prominent regional entity. The Bhauma-Kara dynasty (c. mid-eighth/ninth-late tenth century) that witnessed the rule of six women, four of them in succession, is a case in point. In addition, the palpable presence of several other royal and non-royal women is consistently documented in the epigraphic record. This is an aspect that has received very little attention in secondary works, thereby rendering this study a pioneering one. The work follows on from Rangachari’s earlier Invisible Women, Visible Histories: Gender, Polity and Society in North India (7th to 12th century ad), which had focused on important gendered aspects of early medieval north India through an analysis of literary and epigraphic sources of Kashmir, Kanauj, Bengal and Bihar. The invisibilization of women, whereby their presence is routinely ignored or trivialized, was, similarly, its underlying essence. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Kiran Pawar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Women
ISBN : UOM:39015041366009

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Women in Indian History by Kiran Pawar Pdf

Papers presented at a Seminar on Women in Indian History : Social, Economic, Political, and Cultural Perspectives, organized by Dept. of History, Panjab University, Chandīgarh in February 1992, and sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research.

Author : Kumkum Roy
Publisher : Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8173043825

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Women in Early Indian Societies by Kumkum Roy Pdf

Women In Early Indian Societies Is An Anthology Of Articles And Excerpts From Leading Works On The Theme. There Is A Special Focus On Issues And Perspectives In Historical Writings, On The Material Underpinnings Of Gender Relations, Socio-Sexual Construction Of Gender And The Complex Relationship Between Women And Religious Traditions. The Introductory Essay And Bibliography Contextualise The Themes Which Are Explored And Suggest Possibilities For Future Research.

Author : Vinita Chandra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 8131603792

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Gender Relations in Early India by Vinita Chandra Pdf

This book examines the existing myths regarding the historical views of women in India: (a) that women in early India were a homogenous category; (b) that the dharmauastras (ancient scripture on code of conduct) are the foundational documents of 'Hindu' way of life, responsible for tightening the noose around the lives of women in India; and (c) that the dharmauastras are the representative texts of Indian tradition, seeking to protect Indian women under specific historical circumstances. The book also argues that gender relations were shaped and manifested differently across different regions and cultures in early India, and that the dharmauastras may neither be considered as "foundational documents" nor can they be considered as "representative texts" of Indian tradition. The dharmauastras were only one of the many genres of literature produced in ancient India.