LIVING NIRBHAYA
Edited by Varghese Theckanath S., Julie George SSpS
The book is born out of the trauma that dawned on the nation like a pitch dark cloud before a storm, after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a girl in her prime in Delhi on 16 December, 2012. It is an outpouring of anguish at the condition of women on the one hand, and charting of new pathways for change on the other. Everyone who reads it, man or woman, will be stirred at their deepest selves to contribute to create a world where every person can live secure and fearless.
NEOLIBERALISM AND WOMEN IN INDIA: Governmentality Perspectives
In this study, U. Kalpagam examines the construction of women’s neoliberal subjectivities of the entrepreneur, consumer, and citizen in different contexts of their lives. Drawing from Michel Foucault’s idea of neoliberal governmentality, this study acknowledges that neoliberal articulations are entangled in a host of other factors, processes, and institutions that may act as countervailing forces, causing the outcomes of governing conduct to differ from what the governmentality had intended. Neoliberal governmentality is also changing the landscapes of women’s activism. Women as individual and collective subjects of resistance are being refashioned through modes of activism that reveal new forms and themes within women’s movement activism in India today.
Splashes of Joy – A Bible Study on Some of the Leading Ladies of the Bible
Editors:
Neerja Prasad & Ella Sonawane
THE DIVINE FEMININE: TOWARDS A BIBLICAL GYNAECOLOGY
The book is divided into two parts. The first part is a search for the divine that is feminine. I try to show that God is depicted with features and functions that are characteristically feminine — at least that is how people have seen them—both in the Old and the New Testament (chapters one and two). This aims at providing a theological foundation for a gender-just and gendersensitive society. If God is deeply feminine, then by treating women in an unfair manner we are at the same time guilty of denying divine reality. In the second part, I endeavour to rediscover the divine in woman and see the image of God in her. I attempt to put together what the Old and New Testament say about woman. This is not easy, as both the Testaments consist of many books authored by persons with different points of view. In reading the Bible we need to attend not only to what the text says but also why the text says what it says. For this we must know not only the situation of the intended audience or reader, but also the background of the authors themselves. Only then we will be able to discern the message the text has for people today.
The Esther Effect: Seven Secrets of Self-Confidence and Influence
Dianna Booher helps women build self-confidence and personal skills in order to make a Kingdom impact on the world.
Using the story of Esther as a backdrop, Booher explores components of self-esteem and shares how a Christian’s sense of self should be rooted in a relationship with God. Ultimately we can live passionately and influence others for God’s kingdom.
TRIBAL WOMEN: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The social status of tribal women is heterogeneous; it differs regionally and among the tribes as well. In spite of several legal safeguards and implementation of various development programmes, tribal women continue to suffer from oppression, exploitation and discrimination in different walks of life. This book attempts to take stock of the status of tribal women belonging to different regions of India in different realms of life in the historical perspective.
Unsung Melodies from Margins
This book Unsung Melodies from the Margins engages, in the first place, the marginalized Dalit women’s voices in the fields of Biblical scholarship and theology in Indian context. It is an interdisciplinary attempt to raise the concerns of the most marginalized section of women who are most vulnerable to exploitation and violence of the caste-patriarchy alliance.
Women and Worship – Perspectives from World Religions (journal of Dharma)
Editor
Augustine Thottakkara
WOMEN IN DHARMASASTRAS: A Phenomenological and Critical Analysis
Edited by Chandrakala Padia
The book presents the critiques of women’s position in the social philosophy of “Dharmasastras” coming from both the East and West. It challenges the authoritative status of the Western philosophical interpretation, and an imperfect understanding of the Orient.
WOMEN IN JAINISM: A Case Study of Gujarat Inscriptions
Jainism, like all other religions, was a patriarchal religion. However, it adopted a liberal attitude towards women in certain respects. But, did it practise what it preached? The book addresses the issue by taking the case of Jainas of Gujarat. This epigraphical study is an attempt to understand Jaina women’s world-view, as far as possible, from their own sources, namely, women’s inscriptions belonging to second millennium. It also attempts to locate modifications taking place in the patriarchal ideals during the period of study.
All those interested in women’s issues, epigraphy and Jainism will find this book interesting and useful.
Women of the Bible: A Visual Guide to Their Lives, Loves, and Legacy (Illustrated Bible Handbook Series)
They didnt get as much inkbut they contributed amazing things to the history of Gods people. Learn all about them in Women of the Bible, a brand-new, illustrated reference book from Barbour Publishing. Covering womens roles and jobs, daily experiences, and interactions with Bible men, this book brings clarity to some of the strange, confusing, and forgotten stories of scripture. Also featuring lists of every named woman of scripture and most of the unnamed females, Women of the Bible is fully illustrated in color. Its readable reference, equally helpful for study or pleasure.
WOMEN, MEDIA AND VIOLENCE
Edited by Vidya Jain and Rashmi Jain
In patriarchal societies, all over the world, women experience subordination on a daily basis regardless of the class to which they belong. Women have been treated as the ‘other’ who required subordination, control and differential treatment. Whether it is economic security, food security, health security, personal or political security, women and young girls are affected in very specific ways due to their physical, emotional and material differences and also due to the important social, economic, and political inequalities existing between women and men. Despite constitutional provisions and affirmative action by the government to bring in gender equality we find that women still face a lot of challenges.
WOMEN, RELIGION AND TRADITION: The Cult of Jogins, Matangis and Basvis
Religion is a complex phenomenon which pervades a vast range of human activities. In India, religion influences society in diverse ways. This book explores the religious practice of temple dancing which formed an integral part of the ritual service to the Gods and Goddesses in various South Indian states. The culture of dedicating girls to temples is a common phenomenon in this country. These girls are referred to by different names in different parts of India, such as Devadasis, Jogins, Matangis, Basvis, Vaghyamurlis, Bhavins, Mariammas, etc., which literally means “female servant of the deity”.
WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age
Women’s Human Rights explores the emergence of transnational, UN-oriented, feminist advocacy for women’s human rights, especially over the past three decades. It identifies the main influences that have shaped the movement and explores how Western, legalist, state-centric as well as profound gender biases continue to impede enjoyment of human rights in women’s lives in all regions. The book traces the evolution of the women’s human rights movement through an examination of its key issues, debates and practical interventions in international law and policy arenas. This includes efforts to: • Develop global gender equality norms via the UN Women’s Convention; • Frame violence against women as a human rights issue; • Address gender-based crimes in conflict and ensure women’s equality in post-conflict transformation; • Highlight the gendered human rights dimensions of widening inequalities in neo-liberal globalization; •