Gendering Caste: Through a Feminist Lens
Examining the crucial linkages between caste and gender,
undertaken, perhaps for the first time, Uma Chakravarti unmasks the mystique of
consensus in the workings of the caste system to reveal the underlying violence
and coercion that perpetuate a severely hierarchical and unequal society. The
subordination of women and the control of female sexuality are crucial to the
maintenance of the caste system, creating what feminist scholars have termed
‘brahmanical patriarchy’. She discusses the range of patriarchal practices
within the larger framework of sexuality, labour and access to material
resources, and also focuses on the centrality of endogamous marriages that
maintain the system. Erudite yet accessible, this book enables the reader to
understand the interface of gender and caste and to participate in its critical
analysis.
A distinguished feminst historian, Uma Chakravarti taught history at Miranda House from 1996-98.She has long been associated with the woman's movement and the democratic rights movement. Maithreyi Krishnaraj is a pioneering scholar in gender studies and was formerly professor and director, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.
Uma Chakravarti
Series Editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj
demy
octavo pb Sept 2003 rpt 2006 ISBN 81 85604 54 1 Rs 250Examining the crucial linkages between caste and gender,
undertaken, perhaps for the first time, Uma Chakravarti unmasks the mystique of
consensus in the workings of the caste system to reveal the underlying violence
and coercion that perpetuate a severely hierarchical and unequal society. The
subordination of women and the control of female sexuality are crucial to the
maintenance of the caste system, creating what feminist scholars have termed
‘brahmanical patriarchy’. She discusses the range of patriarchal practices
within the larger framework of sexuality, labour and access to material
resources, and also focuses on the centrality of endogamous marriages that
maintain the system. Erudite yet accessible, this book enables the reader to
understand the interface of gender and caste and to participate in its critical
analysis.A distinguished feminst historian, Uma Chakravarti taught history at Miranda House from 1996-98.She has long been associated with the woman's movement and the democratic rights movement. Maithreyi Krishnaraj is a pioneering scholar in gender studies and was formerly professor and director, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.
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