Title Jata Removal Movement : Unfolding the 'Gender' in Politico-Religious Society.

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Summary	For centuries, India has been known for its politico-religious structures, which have developed casteism and discrimination. Gender-based oppressions have been prominent features of the patriarchal culture in India - both obvious and subtle forms of gender inequity. Multiple rites, customs, traditions and protocols reflect gender discrimination, and in most cases show gender oppression. The subordination of women visible in Indian context can be referred in historic shift from matrilineal str ...
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Subject	Sex discrimination against women -- India.
	Sex discrimination against women.
	India.
	Women -- India -- Social conditions.
	Women.
	Social conditions.
	Sex role -- India.
	Sex role.
	Women -- Religious life -- India.
	Women -- Religious life.
	Rites and ceremonies -- India.
	Rites and ceremonies.
	Caste -- India.
	Caste.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Women.
	Womyn.
	Gender roles.
Added Author	Dhaske, Govind.
Other Form:	Print version: Kumbhar, Sudhir. Jata Removal Movement : Unfolding the 'Gender' in Politico-Religious Society. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2009 9781443813051
ISBN	9781443815505 (electronic book)
	1443815500 (electronic book)