A Narrative of Saṭvāī Affliction in Rural Maharashtra

This article contextualizes a narrative of ritual affliction from rural Maharashtra within women’s experiences of gendered, clan, and caste oppression. A case study of affliction demonstrates and exemplifies how women are socially and ritually categorized as failures in their marital duty (dharma) o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian Ethnology. - Nanzan University. - 76(2017), 2, Seite 235-259
1. Verfasser: Dandekar, Deepra (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Asian Ethnology
Schlagworte:affliction caste goddesses healing Maharashtra motherhood saṭvāī Behavioral sciences Social sciences Biological sciences Health sciences