TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roy,Oly
TI  - CHASTITY IN ANCIENT INDIAN TEXTS: PRECEPT, PRACTICE, AND PORTRAYAL
SN  - 1000634973
U1  - 891.209 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - ABINGDON
PB  - ROUTLEDGE
KW  - HISTORY / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - Sanskrit literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Chastity in literature
KW  - Women
KW  - Sexual behavior
KW  - History
N2  - This book looks at the representation and practice of chastity in selective ancient Indian texts. It studies how and when the concept originated and in what ways it was intertwined with the social, cultural, and economic notions of Indian society. Drawing on seminal Indian texts such as the MahPuras, Rmyaa, Mahbhrata, Sattasa and the Jtakas, the volume delves into the social and reproductive rights of women through an examination of the norms of chastity, virginity, and Ptivratya, which were construed according to a patriarchal hierarchy of the society and implemented as a means of strengthening patriarchal authority. It also examines the interinfluence of various religious traditions that emerged on the very concept of chastity and the ideologies they later gave rise to. A comprehensive study of sexuality and gender in early India, the book will be indispensable to students, teachers, and researchers of gender studies, literature, women's studies, women's rights, feminism, South Asian studies, and social history of Ancient India
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003312949
ER  -