Orthodox Hindu attitudes to menstruation / Nicole Hembroff

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dc.contributor.authorHembroff, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorRodrigues, Hillary
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T19:44:24Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T19:44:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 102 leaves , 3 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough menstruation is a biological process that occurs for women of a sexually mature age, many cultures associate it with symbols that shape and affect women's lives within these societies. This thesis examines orthodox Hindu beliefs about the origin and meaning of menstruation, which is fundamentally viewed negatively (i.e., adharmically). Drawing upon sources from the earliest to more recent Dharmasastra literature, the thesis demonstrates that orthodox Hindu menstrual taboos derive from menstruation's adharmic associations, which in turn affect attitudes towards women. The Dharmasastras also attempt to realign women with dharma by prescribing appropriate roles for them and act in tandem with the Hindu goddess tradition. Orthodox interpretations of Hindu goddesses configure these deities to serve as dharmic models "for" and " o f women, thereby transmitting dharma to women in ways that are perhaps more meaningful, accessible, and effective than the sastric literature alone. iven_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2600
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Religious Studies, c2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectMenstruation -- Religious aspects -- Hinduismen_US
dc.subjectMenstruation -- Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectMenstral cycle -- Religious aspects -- Hinduismen_US
dc.subjectHindu women -- Health and hygieneen_US
dc.subjectHindu women -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleOrthodox Hindu attitudes to menstruation / Nicole Hembroffen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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