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Tradition and Liberation: The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement
Tradition and Liberation The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement Author:Catherine A. Robinson This study examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement. By showing how leaders of the movement have restated aspects of the tradition, it provides some insight into the ways in which a women's movement can restate a religious tradition in a society where religion has been central to deb... more »ate about the position of women and where opposition to the movement has been rationalized in terms of religion. The book demonstrates that members of the women's movement have advanced different interpretations of the tradition, hence they have had different reasons for and against appeal to Hindu beliefs and values.« less