Religion & Rajput Women

Religion and Rajput Women (The Ethic of Protection In Contemporary Narratives) : In the present work, the authoress explores the relationship between caste and gender in the narratives of Rajput women. For a year and a half the authoress lived in Rajasthan, India, and did fieldwork among the Rajputs (literally 8220;sons of princes8221;), whose traditional caste duty was to serve as soldiers and protect their realms.Authoress examines the inherent contradiction between the caste-affiliated duty to protect a kingdom and women8217;s gender-affiliated duty to protect a husband by exploring three types of women8217;s narratives: those related to kuldevi (family goddesses), satimatas (women who have immolated themselves on their husband8217;s funeral pyre), and heroines. In this manner, she gives the reader an in-depth view of the lives of Rajput women while exploring the commonly told stories that provide paradigms for moral action.RelatedTRUE