cry for dignity : religion, violence, and the struggle of Dalit women in India
Material type: TextSeries: Religion and violencePublication details: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2010Description: viii, 162 p. : illISBN: 9781138895874Subject(s): Dalits | Dalits | Women | WomenDDC classification: 305.48994 Summary: There are over two-hundred million Dalits– people designated as "untouchable" – across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. A Cry for Dignity explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality – manifest in songs, stories and myth – is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the diaspora. A Cry for Dignity presents the plight of Dalit women from the unique perspective of their own movements for solidarity and justice.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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305.486970954 ZAR/P Purdah to Piccadilly : a Muslim woman's struggle for identity | 305.48/69709540902 SHA/S The status of Muslim women in medieval India / | 305.489 6 GEN Gender, migration, and the public sphere, 1850-2005 | 305.48994 GRE/C cry for dignity : religion, violence, and the struggle of Dalit women in India | 305.5 GHA/M Muslim women speak of dreams and shackles | 305.509 73 STI/G Great divide | 305.5094 OBC The OBCs and the ruling classes in India |
There are over two-hundred million Dalits– people designated as "untouchable" – across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. A Cry for Dignity explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality – manifest in songs, stories and myth – is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the diaspora. A Cry for Dignity presents the plight of Dalit women from the unique perspective of their own movements for solidarity and justice.
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