Woman, Religion and Liberation (V.1) / editor David Arnold Kharchandy...[et al.]
- Guwahati : EBH Publishers (India), 2016
- 142p. ill. ; 22cm
CONTENTS 1. Keynote Address. 2. The Different Nuances of Liberation: A Personal Perspective. 3. Women: victims of social customs/traditions. 4. Durga: the Concept and Its Contradictions. 5. Islam and Muslim Women. 6. 'Purdah' System in India: Genesis, Growth and Negation. 7. Examining Religious Orthodoxy and the Struggle of Indian Women. 8. Between Fixation and Chanmge (BengaliWomen in Colonial Shillong: Glimpses from a Memoir). 9. Khasi-Jaintia Women and Religion: Then and Now. 10. Beyond Gender: A Brief Look at the Khasi concept of God and the Christian perspectives. 11. Re-visiting the Bible for WomenLiberation: Khasi Matrilineal Women Liberationist perspective. 12. Understanding the Identity of Women in India through a literary analysis of the Old Testament of the Bible. Includes Index.