Religion, Patriarchy and Capitalism

About the Book:- The book attempts to address the various issues concerning patriarchy, religion and capitalism with special reference to India. Highlighting the intimate link between patriarchy, religion and capitalism, it makes a detailed discussion on declining sex ratio, ideology of oppression under secular constitution, various aspects of woman’s life, women’s search for new identity, and the problem of human rights violation.Making a comparative study of the social position of Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian women, the book also discusses at length how the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and Manu Samhita strengthen patriarchy and how capitalism is supported by patriarchy and religion. Tibetan Buddhism as a way of life finds place in the discussion as well. The Title 'Religion, Patriarchy and Capitalism written/authored/edited by Jayanti Alam', published in the year 2013. The ISBN 9788178359830 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 300 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is RELIGION / PHILOSOPHY. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-