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Woman versus Womanliness in India: An Essay in Cultural and Political Psychology Author(s): Ashis Nandy At the Edge of Psychology: Essays in Politics and Culture, Oxford University Press, India, 1980, Pp. 32 – 46

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Page 1: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also

Woman versus Womanliness in India:

An Essay in Cultural and Political Psychology

Author(s): Ashis Nandy

At the Edge of Psychology:

Essays in Politics and Culture,

Oxford University Press, India, 1980,

Pp. 32 – 46

Page 2: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 3: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 4: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 5: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 6: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 7: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 8: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 9: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 10: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 11: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 12: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 13: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 14: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
Page 15: Woman versus Womanliness in India · Woman Versus Womanliness in-India 37 in the traditional system is protected not through her father or husband, but through her son. It is also
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