The gift of a virgin
Book 1982 • Fruzzetti, Lina.

Bengali • Asia > South Asia
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 pivo...

Conch shell bangles, iron bangles
Book 1992 • Fruzzetti, Lina M.

Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This dissertation is based on the author's four years of fieldwork in the town of Bishnupur, in the District of Bankura, West Bengal, during the period of October 1967 to July 1969, and from December 1971 to June 1973. Basically this source is an ana...

Introduction to second Indian impression
book chapter 1993 • Fruzzetti, Lina M.

Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This is new introduction to the second Indian impression of Fruzzetti's 'Gift of a Virgin' (see document no. 23). She discusses how the commoditization of Indian society has impacted negatively on women's rights and status, in the most extreme circum...

Kinship and ritual in Bengal
1984 • Fruzzetti, Lina M. & östör, Akos

Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This work is a collection of essays, written over a ten year period, which have previously appeared in various journals and books in both India and America. The focus of the study is on the everyday life and relationships among the people of the West...

The cultural construction of the person in Bengal and Tamilnadu
essay 1982 • Fruzzetti, Lina M. et al.

Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This article, which builds upon Dumont's work dealing with the construction of Indian culture, alliance systems, and developmental frameworks applicable to the entire subcontinent of India, is basically a comparative study of Bengali and Tamil ideas ...