Dowry and Daughters: The Social, Religious and Legal Dilemma of Denying Dowry
This book studies the relevance of dowry as a customary practice in Indian marriages. It examines the historical articulation between traditional cultural texts and modern statutory law to understand how daughters are valued, and how dowry as a custom defines this value.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2023
|
| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Further subjects: | B
India-Social life and customs
B Marriage-India B Electronic books B Dowry-India B Marriage customs and rites-India |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780367210731 |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000002 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 184293483X | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20230907092203.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 230417s2023 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 020 | |a 9781000859522 |9 978-1-000-85952-2 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-627)184293483X | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KEP091196248 | ||
| 035 | |a (EBC)EBC7235940 | ||
| 035 | |a (EBL)EBL7235940 | ||
| 035 | |a (EBP)091196248 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 082 | 0 | |a 392.5082/0954 | |
| 084 | |a 0 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Arya-Bhattacharya, Anwesha |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Dowry and Daughters |b The Social, Religious and Legal Dilemma of Denying Dowry |
| 264 | 1 | |a Milton |b Taylor & Francis Group |c 2023 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2023 | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (259 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources | ||
| 520 | |a This book studies the relevance of dowry as a customary practice in Indian marriages. It examines the historical articulation between traditional cultural texts and modern statutory law to understand how daughters are valued, and how dowry as a custom defines this value. | ||
| 520 | |a Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Dowry Exists -- 1 Dowry and Fatal Auspiciousness -- 2 Text and Context -- 3 What is "Good Custom" or Sadācāra? -- 4 Legal Texts, Religious Rites and Social Traditions -- 5 The Phantom of Dowry in Context and Text -- 6 Ancient Marriage Expectations and the Ṛgveda -- 7 Dowry in Ancient Marriage Arrangements -- 8 Anti-Dowry Law: A Misguided Strategy -- 9 Dowry as Sadācāra Becomes Dharma -- Bibliography -- Index. | ||
| 601 | |a Dilemma | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Dowry-India | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Marriage-India | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Marriage customs and rites-India | |
| 650 | 0 | |a India-Social life and customs | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Electronic books | |
| 776 | 1 | |z 9780367210731 | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Erscheint auch als |n Druck-Ausgabe |z 9780367210731 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=7235940 |m X:EBC |x Aggregator |z lizenzpflichtig |
| 912 | |a ZDB-30-PQE | ||
| 951 | |a BO | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| ORI | |a SA-MARC-ixtheo_oa001.raw | ||
| REL | |a 1 | ||
| SUB | |a REL | ||