Niyoga
Subtitle: alternative mechanisms to lineage perpetuation in early India : a socio-historical enquiry
By: Smita Sahgal
Contributors: Indian Council of Historical Research
Series: Indian Council of Historical Research monograph series; Monograph series (Indian Council of Historical Research)
Publisher: ICHR, Indian Council of Historical Research in association with Primus Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9789384082857; 9789384092573; 9789384092580
Subjects: Hindu women; Social life and customs; Motherhood; History; Hindu mythology; Conception; Mythology; Manners and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining sexuality: locating its logic in early Indian texts; title: Defining niyoga and ascertaining its genesis and rationale; title: Advocacy of the practice of niyoga in early Sanskrit and non-Sanskrit texts; title: Subtle marginalization of the practice of niyoga; title: Niyoga on the legal and social canvas through medieval India; title: explaining the marginalization and continuity of the practice; title: Gendered enquiry in niyoga; title: Levirate in non-Indian contexts; title: Representations of niyoga/levirate in modern and contemporary contexts in India; title: Appraising the mutations in the practice of niyoga over space, time and cultures.