Engendering the early household : Brahmanical precepts in the early Grhyasutras middle of the first millenium B. C. E. (Record no. 45396)
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| fixed length control field | 02770 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788125032328 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.4 |
| Item number | TYA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Tyagi, Jaya |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Engendering the early household : Brahmanical precepts in the early Grhyasutras middle of the first millenium B. C. E. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Hyderbad |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Orient Longman Pvt. Ltd. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxviii,378p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Transliteration ix<br/>Abbreviations x<br/>Glossary xii<br/>Preface xxvi<br/>Introduction 1<br/>The Ideological Context of the Early Grhyasutras • The Social Implications of Ritual Practices • The 'Household' as a Function of Social Dynamics • Changing Perceptions on Gender<br/>The Emergence of the Grha as a Sacred 'Space' 62<br/>The Meaning of 'Grha' • The Grha: The Spatial and Sacral Context • Constituents of the Grha: Members bonded through Rituals • The Deification of the Householder • Grhyasutras on the Wife • Comparitive Significance of the Ritual Roles of the Householder and his Wife<br/>The 'Sacred' Activity of Procreation: Marriage, Conception and Birth Rites 119<br/>Marriage Rites and Women • Brahmanical Notions of the ideal' Wife • The Significance of Marriage Rites in Delineating Women's Roles • Brahmanical Forays into Feminine Spaces • Patriarchal Control of the Wife's Sexuality • Conception and Birth Rites: The Brahmanical Preoccupation with the Birth of Sons • The Significance of the Birth of a Son • The Role of the Mother in Pregnancy Rites • The Role of the Father in Birth Rituals<br/>Gender Segregation in the Household: Early<br/>Socialisation of Boys and the Separation of Girls from<br/>'Formal Learning' 177<br/>Child Rearing Rituals in the Grhyasutras • Upanayana • The Overlooking of Young Girls • Upanayana vis-a-vis Marriage: Hierarchies and the Economics of Labour Acquisition • The Social Context of Upanayana: Segregation and Assimilation • Vedic Studies after the Upanayana<br/>The Grha as a Viable Unit for Production, Distribution and Transmission of Resources 239<br/>The Householder as Generator of Wealth and Notions of Wealth • Production Activities and Resource Acquisition in the Household • The Significance of Food, its Management and Distribution in the Grhya Rituals<br/>Creating Social Hierarchies and Channeling Linkages through Rituals 291<br/>Conceptualisation of Social Groups in the Grhyasutras • Social Relations and Role of Rites in Forging Linkages • The Kula and the Role of Women in it • Social Relations • Social Ostracism • The Role of Rituals in 'Cloaking Conflicts' • The presence of the State in the Grhyasutras • The Grha and the<br/>Grama<br/>6. Conclusion 346<br/>Bibliography 355<br/>Index 367<br/><br/><br/> |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 41716 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FD |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Design | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 26/03/2017 | amazon.in | 801.00 | 1 | 305.4 TYA | 017040 | 08/04/2017 | 02/04/2017 | 801.00 | 14/03/2017 | Book |