On the edge of the auspicious
Subtitle: gender and caste in Nepal
By: Mary M. Cameron.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Caste -- Nepal -- Bhalara; Poor women -- Nepal -- Bhalara -- Social conditions; Women peasants -- Nepal -- Bhalara -- Social conditions; Bhalara (Nepal) -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : physical realms, sentient beings; title: Situating low-caste women; title: Patronage, land, and farming; title: Labor in the Himalayas; title: Low-caste women's artisan and domestic work; title: Narratives of honor and sexuality; title: Demystifying the gift : low-caste marriage and kinship; title: Bearing the jāt : childbirth and motherhood; title: Reconfiguring gender through caste.