The concept of motherhood in India : myths, theories and realities / edited by Zinia Mitra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitra, Zinia, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood--India.

Motherhood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book presents an overview of heterogeneous and homogeneous exemplifications of the concept of motherhood from ancient times until the present day. It discusses the centrality of motherhood in women's lives, and considers the ways in which the ideology of motherhood and the concept of ideal motherhood are manufactured. This is validated through analysis of various institutional structures of society, including archetypes, religion, and media. The first section of the book locates motherhood in its historical context, and rereads the myths surrounding it as overarching social constructs. The second part explores the different theories, which have developed around motherhood, in order to outline and understand the concept. The section also looks at the lived reality of motherhood.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Part I

Mother: Archetype and Beyond

Myth, Motherhood and Mainstream Hindi Cinema

Mother is the Buddha at Home

Part II

Bodies and Embodiments

Motherhood and the Bangladesh Liberation War

Single Motherhood

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-4680-2

OCLC:

1142350376