Behl, Natasha
Gendered Citizenship : understanding gendered violence in democratic India - South Asia Edition - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2019 - ix,172p
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In Gendered Citizenship, Natasha Behl offers an examination of Indian citizenship that weaves together an analysis of sexual violence law with an in-depth ethnography of the Sikh community to explore the contradictory nature of Indian democracy—which gravely affects its institutions and puts its citizens at risk. Through a situated analysis of citizenship, Behl upends longstanding academic assumptions about democracy, citizenship, religion, and gender. This analysis reveals that religious spaces and practices can be sites for renegotiating democratic participation, but also uncovers how some women engage in religious community in unexpected ways to link gender equality and religious freedom as shared goals. Gendered Citizenship is a groundbreaking inquiry that explains why the promise of democratic equality remains unrealized, and identifies potential spaces and practices that can create more egalitarian relations.
9780190098766
Citizenship--India--Secular State--Women--Social conditions--Religious Community--Women--Sikh
Gender Studies--India--Feminism--Political aspects--Women--Social life and customs--Women--Violence against
323.30954 / BEH-G
Gendered Citizenship : understanding gendered violence in democratic India - South Asia Edition - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2019 - ix,172p
Include Bibliography and Index
In Gendered Citizenship, Natasha Behl offers an examination of Indian citizenship that weaves together an analysis of sexual violence law with an in-depth ethnography of the Sikh community to explore the contradictory nature of Indian democracy—which gravely affects its institutions and puts its citizens at risk. Through a situated analysis of citizenship, Behl upends longstanding academic assumptions about democracy, citizenship, religion, and gender. This analysis reveals that religious spaces and practices can be sites for renegotiating democratic participation, but also uncovers how some women engage in religious community in unexpected ways to link gender equality and religious freedom as shared goals. Gendered Citizenship is a groundbreaking inquiry that explains why the promise of democratic equality remains unrealized, and identifies potential spaces and practices that can create more egalitarian relations.
9780190098766
Citizenship--India--Secular State--Women--Social conditions--Religious Community--Women--Sikh
Gender Studies--India--Feminism--Political aspects--Women--Social life and customs--Women--Violence against
323.30954 / BEH-G