Dalit Women in Nepal - Strategies of Resistance

This book examines the strategies of resistance among the Dalit women of Nepal in their struggle against the social injustice of the caste system and related practices of "untouchability", particularly in regard to the ways in which these injustices lead to capability failures that diminish human dignity and the quality of life.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Of Categories and Methods: The Failures of Comparative Religious Ethics 3. Lived Ethics: A Minimalist Approach to Comparative Religious Ethics 4. Caste and Gender in Nepal: The Many Faces of Social Injustice 5. Creative Non-Conformity: Challenging the Structures of Unfreedom 6. The Practice of Freedom: Realizing Human Capabilities among Dalit Women 7. Marketing Oppression: NGOs and the Perils of Fundraising 8. Conclusion

About the author

Jung H. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Northeastern University, US. His research revolves around the fields of comparative religious ethics, early Chinese thought, and the philosophy of religion.

Summary

This book examines the strategies of resistance among the Dalit women of Nepal in their struggle against the social injustice of the caste system and related practices of "untouchability", particularly in regard to the ways in which these injustices lead to capability failures that diminish human dignity and the quality of life.

Product details

• Authors: Jung Lee, Jung (Northeastern University Lee, Jung H. Lee, Jung H. (Northeastern University Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2027
• EAN: 9780415736039
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73603-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series; Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Nepal, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies: women, Social classes, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General