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On the ethos of Hindu women : issues, taboos, and forms of expression

Title
On the ethos of Hindu women : issues, taboos, and forms of expression / Vivienne Kondos.
Author
Kondos, Vivienne.
Publication
Kathmandu : Mandala Publications, ©2004.

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Description
xviii, 207 pages; 23 cm
Summary
With reference to Nepal.
Subject
  • Hindu women > Nepal > Social conditions
  • Hindu women > Social conditions
  • Soziale Situation
  • Weibliche Hindu
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-196) and indexes.
Contents
Daughterhood and distancing, fatherhood and the ethics of anguish -- Ratauli : night of fun and games -- Agency, structure and constraints -- The enigma of Satī -- A triumphant woman? -- Incest, taboos and exchange -- Sexuality, myth and cosmology -- Fire.
ISBN
  • 9993310212
  • 9789993310211
LCCN
2004312515
OCLC
  • ocm57300643
  • 57300643
  • SCSB-1341088
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library