Faces of the feminine in ancient, medieval, and modern India
By: edited by Mandakranta Bose.
Contributors: Bose, Mandakranta, 1938-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Women -- India -- History; Women -- India -- Social conditions; Women -- Religious aspects -- India
Description: "This book offers a variety of scholarly studies in the idea, situation, and definition - including the self-definition - of women in India, from the earliest historical period up to the present day. Both in its range of topics and depth of research, this volume creates a sustained focus that is not presently available in the literature of women in India."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.