Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Theology Religion printedsinglesided grade 13 Muhlenberg College course The Feminine in SouthAsia language Engl... » 

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Theology Religion printedsinglesided grade 13 Muhlenberg College course The Feminine in SouthAsia language English abstract In Hinduism the role of females is strictlydefined and tied closely to the almost live lasting goal of childbearing. Inthe ancient texts the Ramayana the Puranas and the Mahabharata femalecharacters function as role models of feminine behavior and their expectationstowards motherhood are displayed in the Indian society again today. This essaydiscusses how the ancient values made their way back in todays Indian societyand reveals the controversy that development accumulates. «