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Gender And Story in South India (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)

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Indian women scholars present and discuss tales about women, bringing new insights about gender and the moral universe of the folk narrative.

Author(s): Leela Prasad, Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Lalita Handoo
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 151

Gender and Story in South India......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
1. Anklets on the Pyal:Women Present Women’s Stories from South India......Page 10
2. The Son-in-law Story:Gender and Genre......Page 44
3. The Role of Genderin Tale-Telling Events......Page 64
4. Voiced Worlds:Heroines and Healers in Muslim Women’s Narratives......Page 76
5. Transformation of Gender Roles:Converging Identities in Personal and Poetic Narratives......Page 96
Afterword......Page 150
Contributors......Page 152
D......Page 156
L......Page 157
N......Page 158
S......Page 159
Z......Page 160