Dowry and daughters: the social, religious and legal dilemma of denying dowry
Arya-Bhattacharya, Anwesha
₹ 1295.00
This book studies the relevance of dowry as a customary practice in Indian marriages. It examines the historical articulation between traditional cultural texts and modern statutory law to understand how daughters are valued and how dowry as a custom defines this value. The author creates a conceptual link between modern, medieval and ancient marriage rites that formulate and embed dowry behaviour and practice within Indian society. This book also provides a critique of the cultural textual tradition of India and South Asia. It asserts for the first time that Vedic materialism is at the core of an adequate understanding of how dowry as wealth comes to occupy such a central position in the field of marriage.
ISBN 13: 9781032669250
ISBN 10: 103266925X
Year: 2024
Language: ENGLISH
Pages etc.: 258p., 23cm.
Binding: Hardbound
Subject(s): Sociology
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