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THE LIFE OF NAMBUDIRI WOMEN IN VENAD: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
The proposed study is concerned with the position of Nambudiri women and their life in the society of Venad. The various facts related to the life, customs, manners etc of Nambudiri women in Venad are analyzed in this article. Among the Brahmins the Namboodiris were reckoned as the highest in rank....
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Accés en línia: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/007277.pdf |
| Sumari: | The proposed study is concerned with the position of Nambudiri women and their life in the society of Venad. The various facts related to the life, customs, manners etc
of Nambudiri women in Venad are analyzed in this article. Among the Brahmins the Namboodiris were reckoned as the highest in rank. The restrictions faced by the Nambu-
diri women in their own community, their marriage system, social status, relations with Nayar women are analyzed. Their life in Illams, limitations in movements, deeds, words
and thoughts as well as the ex-communication related to their moral standard are studied. Their fasts, feasts and festivals are analyzed. Their customs, general rules in family and society, inheritance rights and funeral rites are also analyzed. |
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| Descripció física: | p.72- Vol. XVII No. 3 Special issue July-December 2016 |