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The Perfect Wife: Status and Role of the Orthodox Hindu Woman as Described in the "Stridharmapaddhati" of Tryambakayajvan (Oxford University South Asian studies series) - Hardcover
This is a study, which combines translation and commentary, of an 18th-century Sanskrit treatise on how women ought to behave. Written by an orthodox Hindu pandit at the court of Tanjore, the views summarize the norms held by the complex, highly intellectual socio-religious tradition of Hinduism. The special importance of Tryambakayajvan's treatise is that it is the only extant work in Sanskrit on the subject of women's place and role in society. Apart from presenting the views of orthodox Brahmanism, it has interest of a socio-historical nature. While it describes the ideal, its very insistence on orthodoxy reveals the threat of encroachment from many quarters: from domination by Islam, from Christian missionaries, popular folk Hinduism, and also from devotional religion, which taught the heresy that women as well as low-caste men could reach heaven directly, without even attending to their traditional duties towards Brahmin males.
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- PublisherOUP India
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0195621077
- ISBN 13 9780195621075
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages389
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Book Description Condition: Fine / Fine. Recent ed. A book that presents the traditional proper behaviors of "The Perfect Wife" in Hindu culture, which gives understanding to these cultural expectations and duties, in the historical context of what were seen as holy writs in the Hindu tradition. A very complex reading and understanding of these traditions is offered in this book, which is filled with footnotes, sources, and injunctions that portray a rigid lifestyle expected of women in this 18th century world. Hardcover in dust wrapper, both book and jacket are mint condition. Seller Inventory # 4484
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The Perfect Wife: The Orthodox Hindu Woman according to the Stridharmapaddhati of Tryambakayajvan (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series)
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