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The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c5.23

The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c5.23

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c5.23

Eligibility for participation in sacrifices independently and jointly with the husband upto *c.* 300 B. C., 229-36; eligibility for Vedic studies, pp. 236-8; When and why Upanayana and Vedic studies were prohibited, 238-40; consequences of this step, 241-44; women’s place in Pauranic religion, 244-6; women in Buddhism and Jainism, 246-51.