WOMEN AND FOLKLORE IN HINDU TRADITIONAL FAMILIES
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i4.2024.6379Keywords:
Folk Rituals, Hindu Traditions, Hindu Religion, Gender Studies, Women Spaces, Akam, Puram, Signs and Symbols, Femininity, Folk Culture StudiesAbstract [English]
Most of the women-centric folk rituals, as a performative act, take place inside a house, which constitutes a major part of everyday life and socio-cultural practices, usually performed by the women of the family which gets transferred from one generation to another. The space that has been created for and by the women in a household is considered sacred in Hindu religion, as in this space the common socio-cultural and religious beliefs, values and meanings are assimilated, and practiced to form a culture, which corresponds and reflects the larger worldview of the society. In folklore studies, these cultural expressions are studied in the context of their current performances. However, this paper explores the theoretical ascpect of different keywords such as women and household; women and folk-religion; women and performative folk rituals; recurring themes in women folklore; interpretation of signs and symbols used in folk rituals performed by women; and folklore and femininity. These keywords presents the folklore concepts and theoretical understandings of ‘folklore in making’ around women, borrowing important folklore theories and interdisciplinary approaches.
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