Appropriating Gender : Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Zones of Religion
ISBN-10
0415918669
ISBN-13
9780415918664
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 26th, 1997
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
530 grams
Product Classification:
Feminism & feminist theory
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A comprehensive collection of essays that examines the roles of women in fundamentalist movements, as well as the gender policies of these movements and of the South Asian states in which they operate.
Appropriating Gender explores the paradoxical relationship of women to religious politics in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Contrary to the hopes of feminists, many women have responded to religious nationalist appeals; contrary to the hopes of religious nationalists, they have also asserted their gender, class, caste, and religious identities; contrary to the hopes of nation states, they have often challenged state policies and practices. Through a comparative South Asia perspective, Appropriating Gender explores the varied meanings and expressions of gender identity through time, by location, and according to political context.
The first work to focus on women''s agency and activism within the South Asian context, Appropriating Gender is an outstanding contribution to the field of gender studies.
The first work to focus on women''s agency and activism within the South Asian context, Appropriating Gender is an outstanding contribution to the field of gender studies.
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