The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c5.26
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c5.26
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c5.26
Women as chattel in early times in India and elsewhere, 252-4; wife as joint owner with husband, 255-6; limitations on her joint ownership, 257-8; Limited scope of Strīdhana in early times, 259-60; enlargement of its scope, 260-3; Revolutionary proposals of the Mitāksharā, 264-5; women’s power over Strīdhana in Mitāksharā and Dāyabhāga, 266-9; is the Privy Council interpretation of the Mitāksharā correct? 270-1; heirs to Strīdhana, 272-5; a resume and some suggestions for future developments, 275-8.