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Faces of the Feminine in

Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India

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Faces of the Feminine in

Ancient, Medieval, and

Modern India

E D I T E D BY

Mandakranta Bose

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Oxford University Press

2000

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Faces of the feminine in ancient,

medieval, and modern India/edited by Mandakranta Bose.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references,

ISBN 0-19-5122294

1. Women—India—History. 2. Women—India—-Social conditions.

3. Women—Religious aspects—India. I. Bose, Mandakranta

1938-HQ1741.C36 1999

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