Ritual states in the lifecycles of Hindu women in a village of Central India

The thesis describes the ritual states women are in at different stages in their lives and examines these states in terms of their significance as expressions of gender ideology. It is based on the findings of fieldwork conducted in a village in the Malwa region of Central India, and supplemented wi...

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Main Author: Thompson, Catherine Susannah
Published: SOAS, University of London 1984
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758684