Ethnology, Volume 41University of Pittsburgh, 2002 - Anthropology |
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... caste to gender and menstruation . " Pollution , Restrictions , and Status Women of higher caste and of presumably higher standing were held to stricter standards regarding menstrual taboos . In fact , they were more restrained ...
... caste to gender and menstruation . " Pollution , Restrictions , and Status Women of higher caste and of presumably higher standing were held to stricter standards regarding menstrual taboos . In fact , they were more restrained ...
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... caste . High - caste women may indeed feel that they become like rajas , but low - caste women married into high - caste households talked about having cried when they first were made to adhere to these more stringent menstrual taboos ...
... caste . High - caste women may indeed feel that they become like rajas , but low - caste women married into high - caste households talked about having cried when they first were made to adhere to these more stringent menstrual taboos ...
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... caste . The explanation usually given is that this represents an incestuous relationship in the womb , a union that approaches the ideal marital pairing for high - caste members . It is interesting that this is allowed in the blood of ...
... caste . The explanation usually given is that this represents an incestuous relationship in the womb , a union that approaches the ideal marital pairing for high - caste members . It is interesting that this is allowed in the blood of ...
Contents
A History of Power | 1 |
Contested Ethnicity | 27 |
Bugis Migration and Modes of Adaptation to Local Situations | 51 |
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