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100	1		_aRoy, Oly _eauthor. _99553
245	1	0	_aChastity in ancient Indian texts : _bprecept, practice, and portrayal / _cOly Roy.
263			_a2208
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2023.
300			_a155 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aConceptualising chastity -- Conformity in the great epics (the Mahābhārata and the Vālmīki's Rāmāyaṇa) -- Deviance in the great epics -- Chastity as reflected in the MahaPurāṇas -- Deviant behaviour as reflected in the MahaPurāṇas -- Comparative evaluation of conformity and deviance in Hāla's Sattasaī and the Jātakas.
520			_a"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 MahāPurāṇas, Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, Sattasaīand the Jātakas, the volume delves into the social and reproductive rights of women through an examination of the norms of chastity, virginity, and Pātivratya, 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChastity in literature.
650		0	_aSex customs in literature.
650		0	_aIndic literature _yTo 1500 _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aSexual ethics _zIndia _xHistory.
650		0	_aSex customs _zIndia _xHistory.
651		0	_aIndia _xSocial life and customs _yTo 1200.
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