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Women & Patriarchy in Vrat Kathas: A Study

22 March 2021, Version 1
Working Paper
This content is an early or alternative research output and has not been peer-reviewed by Cambridge University Press at the time of posting.

Abstract

A working paper on the tradition of religious fasts ('vrat'), particularly the ubiquitous 'teej' in the Gangetic plains of India and how it, assisted by fast stories, "katha" systematically subjugates the Hindu women within patriarchal norms.

Keywords

Religious fasts
hindu women
gendered religiousity
vrat-kathas
teej-fast

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Mar 22, 2021 Version 1

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DOI

10.33774/coe-2021-jrfng
D O I: 10.33774/coe-2021-jrfng [opens in a new tab]

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