Appropriating Gender: Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia

(Part of the Zones of Religion Series)

by Patricia Jeffery

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415918669

ISBN13:9780415918664

Release Date:January 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Activism Feminist Theory Gender Studies Humanities Nonfiction Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion

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