Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu Culture

by Sara S. Mitter

Book Overview

Women in India today are faced with a major conflict: how to adjust to rapid modernization and industrialization without abandoning traditional roles and customs. One of the assets of Hinduism has been its ability to incorporate seemingly unorthodox ideas, not fight against them. Contemporary Indian women today are trying to reconcile innovation with tradition as they assert that women are significant participants in the economy, that crimes against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813516781
• ISBN13: 9780813516783
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"