Religion and Women in India - Gender, Faith, and Politics, 1780s1980s

Examines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century.

About the author

Tanika Sarkar 's internationally recognized histories have focused on the interface of religion, politics, and women. Her many books include Hindu Wife, Hindu Nation: Community, Religion and Cultural Nationalism; Rebels, Wives, Saints: Designing Selves and Nations in Colonial Times; and Hindu Nationalism in India. She has been Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Visiting Professor at Yale University, the University of Chicago, and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She taught for many years at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and now teaches at Ashoka University.

Product details

• Authors: Tanika Sarkar, Sarkar Tanika
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9798855800289
• ISBN: 9798855800289
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, India, Hinduism, Asian History, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, HISTORY / Asia / South / India