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Oxford University Press, USA, 10 февр.

Oxford University Press, USA, 10 февр. This book offers a variety of scholarly studies in the idea, situation, and the self-definition-of women in India, from the earliest historical period up to the present day.

This is a wonderfully enlightening book, covering a wide range of subjects. Most of the sections are very clearly written, and one does not necessarily need a background in Indian history to appreciate it. Of particular interest are "Anasuya: a Pativrata with Panache" by Vidyut Aklujkar and "Postcolonial Identity as Feminist Fantasy: A Study of Tamil Women's Short Fiction on Dowry" by Matilda Gabrielpillai.

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This book offers a variety of scholarly studies in the idea, situation, and the self-definition-of women in India, from the earliest historical period up to the present day.

Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India. Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India.

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This collection had its origins as a colloquium held at the University of British Columbia in 1994. It is desinged to offer an overview of ideas. Fascinating collection of essays. the approach is both wide-ranging and ground-breaking.

There are three sections; ancient, medieval, and modern. Bose provides an enlightening article on Sati. Though she is concerned with ancient texts her article is given modern relevance by several recent burnings in India

There are three sections; ancient, medieval, and modern. And in each section the essays pick up ideas and threads from each other. The result is a pleasure to read, and the essays are engaging and entertaining (with one exception). Though she is concerned with ancient texts her article is given modern relevance by several recent burnings in India. She shows how Sati is as much about political and social control as religious or traditional authority. And she goes on to argue that the only way such controls can be broken down is by educating the victims themselves.