Defining Social Roles for Men and Women in India through Traditional Hi

Social Roles for Men and Women in India through Traditional Hindu Texts end-to-end this essay, I will discuss the social roles of men and women in the home, within rituals and within creation. I will look at the roles of a husband and wife, as wholesome as Goddesses and Kings. The main traditional texts that support these roles ar the Rg Veda, the Kalpa Sutras, the epics (the Ramayana and Mahabharata), Tryambaka, and Manu Smrti. They are believed to lay the foundations for order in monastic order, as well as giving people the knowledge of their duty. I will show how these break-dance texts set out defined roles within ranks and genders and show how their different styles of writings have defined roles in different ways. A persons role in society depends largely on their caste/class. Firstly, I think it is important to do it the difference between Caste and Class. A persons class (Varna) is dependant on their occupation. It erect be changed throughout a persons life. A varn a is very far from creation the same thing as a caste A persons caste (jati) comes mainly from their blood line. The only way that a persons caste basin be changed is through violations of its rules or through marriage to a fellow member of another caste (although this is greatly frowned upon). In the past, a persons caste and class were the same. There are fixed occupations for many castes . In our more neo society however, two people who belong to the same caste do not necessarily do the same job. For example, a person belong to the Warrior caste can be either a soldier or a doctor for the soldiers. This is where sub-castes are introduced. They distinguish between jobs as well as wealth within a certain caste. It shows different roles within society a... ...rsity pressHutton J.H1980Fourth editionHinduism A very of a sudden IntroductionOxford University pressKnott K1998Hindu Goddesses Visions of the divine femininein the Hindu religious traditionUniversity of California pre ssKinsley D1986The amend wife The orthodox Hindu woman according to the Stridharmapaddhati ofTryambakayajvanDelhi- Oxford University PressBombay Calcutta MadrasLeslie J1989Roles and Rituals for Hindu WomenPinter Publishers, LondonLeslie J1991Dharmas daughters contemporary Indian women and Hindu glossinessRutgers University PressMitter S. S1991The rise of the Goddess in the Hindu tradition bring up University of New York Press AlbanyPintchman T1994Hinduism and Human rights a abstract approachOxford University pressSharma A