Sabita Singh

The Politics of Marriage in Medieval India

Gender and Alliance in Rajasthan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book seeks to highlight the multicultural ethos of India and its regional variations, by studying different aspects of marriage in Rajasthan. The social structure, the caste positions, the emergence of Rajputs, etc., have been looked into. Customs and practices such as dowry, polygamy, child marriage, and concubinage are examined too. Sati and widow remarriage, two popular themes in this domain, have also been studied from a fresh perspective, the norms of marital and sexual morality has rarely been studied in such detail before.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199491452
• ISBN-10: 0199491453
• Artikelnr.: 57374864

Autorenporträt

Sabita Singh teaches history at Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter I Political and Social Structure of Medieval Rajastan
Chapter II Socio-Political and Economic Aspects of Marriage
Chapter III Interpretation of Marriage Rituals in Medieval Rajastan
Chapter IV Sati, Widowhood, and Remarriage
Chapter V Marital Morality in Medieval Rajasthan
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author