Tradition and Liberation
The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement
Seiten
1999
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7007-1143-7 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7007-1143-7 (ISBN)
Examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement. It considers both how the Indian women's movement has conceptualised the position of women in the Hindu tradition and how it has challenged this position, concentrating on reference to the tradition.
The text examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement. By showing how leaders of the movement have restated aspects of the tradition, it provides insight into the ways in which a women's movement can restate a religious tradition. Throughout Indian society religion has been central to debate about the position of women and opposition to the women’s movement has often been rationalised in terms of religion. Through a review of the speeches and writings of leading figures of the movement from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it identifies positive as well as negative representations of the tradition and its implications for women. It shows when and why the movement has chosen either to offer a traditional justification for its aims and activities or to eschew such a justification in favour of an alternative rationale.
The text examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement. By showing how leaders of the movement have restated aspects of the tradition, it provides insight into the ways in which a women's movement can restate a religious tradition. Throughout Indian society religion has been central to debate about the position of women and opposition to the women’s movement has often been rationalised in terms of religion. Through a review of the speeches and writings of leading figures of the movement from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it identifies positive as well as negative representations of the tradition and its implications for women. It shows when and why the movement has chosen either to offer a traditional justification for its aims and activities or to eschew such a justification in favour of an alternative rationale.
Robinson, Catherine A
The Hindu tradition and the Indian Women's Movement; the "woman question" in India - reform, revival and the Hindu renaissance; the "awakening" of Indian women - the emergence of the women's movement; "women's uplift" - the appeal to Hindu beliefs and values; "equal rights" - the appeal to liberal beliefs and values; legislation and change - campaigning for women's rights; the contemporary debate - activists, academics and the Hindu tradition; conclusion - tradition and liberation.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.8.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Asian Religion |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7007-1143-0 / 0700711430 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7007-1143-7 / 9780700711437 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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