From the Margins of Hindu Marriage: Essays on Gender, Religion, and CultureLindsey Harlan, Paul B. Courtright This collection of essays explores the meanings of marriage in South Asian Hindu culture. Through the perspective of gender, it describes local practices, attitudes, ritual symbols and religious sensibilities as they impact on religion, gender and social life in the Hindu world. |
Contents
Crying When Shes Born and Crying When She Goes | 19 |
Possession and Devotional | 60 |
Widows in Rural North India | 92 |
The Jungli Rani and Other Troubled Wives in Rajasthani | 119 |
Caste | 137 |
Adultery and Surrogate Pseudomarriage | 160 |
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