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Women and Society in Early Medieval India

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Women and Society in Early Medieval India Synopsis

This book examines women and society in India during 600–1200 CE through epigraphs. It offers an analysis of inscriptional data at the pan-India level to explore key themes, including early marriage, deprivation of girls from education, property rights, widowhood and sat?, as well as women in administration and positions of power. The volume also traces gender roles and agency across religions such as Hinduism and Jainism, the major religions of the times, and sheds light on a range of political, social, economic and religious dimensions. A panoramic critique of contradictions and conformity between inscriptional and literary sources, including pieces of archaeological evidence against traditional views on patriarchal stereotypes, as also regional parities and disparities, the book presents an original understanding of women’s status in early medieval South Asian society. Rich in archival material, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient and medieval Indian history, social history, archaeology, epigraphy, sociology, cultural studies, gender studies and South Asian studies.

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ISBN: 9780367479275
Publication date: 14th January 2020
Author: Anjali (Department of History, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India) Verma
Publisher: Routledge India an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 266 pages
Genres: Asian history
History and Archaeology
Gender studies: women and girls
Social and cultural history