Book
The gift of a virgin: women, marriage, and ritual in a Bengali society
Rutgers University Press • New Brunswick, N.J. • Published In 1982 • Pages:
By: Fruzzetti, Lina..
Abstract
This is a rich study of Bengali marriage from the women's point of view. Fruzzetti makes a complex argument regarding the importance of marriage in Bengali social system. According to Fruzzetti, women, marriage and its associated rituals are the pivot on which caste and lineage systems turn. She discusses a core set of rituals (STRIACAR) performed by women during marriage ceremony and afterwards in the home on a regular basis. She argues that the symbolism of these rituals is a key to understanding the role and status of women in Bengali society and Bengali kinship and caste system.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1967-1973
- Coverage Date
- 1967-1973
- Coverage Place
- Vishnupur, West Bengal, India
- Notes
- Lina M. Fruzzetti
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-169) and index
- LCCN
- 81015337
- LCSH
- Bengalis