Women in Hinduism: Issues in understanding Hinduism

In the present essay, I shall discuss issues related to women within the context of broader Hindu religion. First, I shall provide a brief definition of Hinduism. Second, I shall distinguish Hindu theologies into three basic types (patriarchal, matriarchal and androgynous). Third, I shall discuss wo...

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Main Author: Kumar, P. Pratap 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2000
In: Nidān
Year: 2000, Issue: 12, Pages: 31-42
Further subjects:B Women
B Hindu religion
B Family
B Hinduism
B Marriage
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Summary:In the present essay, I shall discuss issues related to women within the context of broader Hindu religion. First, I shall provide a brief definition of Hinduism. Second, I shall distinguish Hindu theologies into three basic types (patriarchal, matriarchal and androgynous). Third, I shall discuss women within the context of marriage and family. Finally, I shall delineate some broader issues of women.
ISSN:2414-8636
Contains:Enthalten in: Nidān
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2000.1