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The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual
Vedas are the sacred scriptures of the Hindus for performing rituals and other religious functions. Participation and role of women in the Vedic age is a matter of debate and discussion. Women participation in Vedic rituals such as upanayana, sraddha, agni-sanskara, etc. The role of a wife and daughter, domestic rituals, and widows in Vedic rituals and other practices in which women participated is reflected through Vedic literature. This book reconstructs the role of women from Vedic canonical literature, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aryankas, Upanishads, and later Sanskrit literature such as Puranas, Epics, Smritis, etc.
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The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual
Vedas are the sacred scriptures of the Hindus for performing rituals and other religious functions. Participation and role of women in the Vedic age is a matter of debate and discussion. Women participation in Vedic rituals such as upanayana, sraddha, agni-sanskara, etc. The role of a wife and daughter, domestic rituals, and widows in Vedic rituals and other practices in which women participated is reflected through Vedic literature. This book reconstructs the role of women from Vedic canonical literature, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aryankas, Upanishads, and later Sanskrit literature such as Puranas, Epics, Smritis, etc.
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The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual

The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual

by Jatindra Bimal Chaudhuri
The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual
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The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual

The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual

by Jatindra Bimal Chaudhuri

Overview

Vedas are the sacred scriptures of the Hindus for performing rituals and other religious functions. Participation and role of women in the Vedic age is a matter of debate and discussion. Women participation in Vedic rituals such as upanayana, sraddha, agni-sanskara, etc. The role of a wife and daughter, domestic rituals, and widows in Vedic rituals and other practices in which women participated is reflected through Vedic literature. This book reconstructs the role of women from Vedic canonical literature, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aryankas, Upanishads, and later Sanskrit literature such as Puranas, Epics, Smritis, etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789360808426
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Publication date: 06/15/2024
Pages: 286
Product dimensions: 6.25(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Language: Sanskrit

About the Author

Jatindra Bimal Chaudhuri was a professor of Sanskrit at City College and a former lecturer at the University of Calcutta and SOAS, London. He authored several books such as Muslim Patronage to Sanskritic Literature; Bharata Vivekam; Sanskrit Poetess; History of the Duta Kavyas of Bengal.
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