At the same time as Lamb learned about the moral system that ties families together, she also explained about the concern that people in Mangaldihi had in regards to weakening of family connections (Lamb 2000, p.70). This is explained through a series of events including family conflicts and modernity. Many conflicts can be seen after marriage. As new member of another family usually the bride moves into the husbands household. The new status of married couples can cause tension between mother and son, mother in law and daughter in law (bou), father and son, but also between mother and daughter (Lamb 2000, p.71). The relationship between mother and daughter in law seems to generates the most problems. It is said that the bond between a mother …show more content…
Her body goes through a process of closing and cooling. This changes also mend that women now were able to move more freely and give up most countermeasures (Lamb 2000, p.198). Menopause added an important aspect of aging, as this resembles the closing of the body, it increased purity. This transaction made women in some ways “like man” (Lamb 2000, p.200). Widowhood was considerate to be a very difficult time for a woman, as it would change her economic condition. She might be forced to grow old childless as most women won’t remarry (Lamb 2000, p.213). If the woman were from a Brahman cast she would be obligated to wear white and change her diet. This was mostly done to make the women unattractive in the eyes of other men. Because even after death a wife continues to be devoted to her husband (Lamb 2000, p.223). Due to the believe that when a woman gets married, the connection shared with her husband remains and she will be always defined in terms of her relationship status as his “half body” (Lamb 2000, p.229). Therefore a woman whose husband has died is considerate to be half dead, which puts her into a permanent state of impurity (Lamb 2000, p.229). This is the reason widows are considerate to be extremely inauspicious and are peripheralized within the family (Lamb …show more content…
It is through this process that demonstrated the power relations within gender, cast and class. The ideologies and believes of the people in Mangaldihi came from the religion it self in which, through the nature of creation Brahman was considerate to be the high cast as they are the followers of Lord Brahma, who created the four varnas. This ideology of creation has not only dictated the norms of cast division, which separates the pure and impure, but also has played its roles on gender roles. Women were always seen to be lower than men, since they were considerate to be a part of the male bodies. This is shown in the notion of men encompassing the women body. Encompassment is also seen in the construction of family norms as children’s are considerate to be part of the their parents bodies. Therefore they must respect and take care of their parents when old, as they are considerate to be in a higher position. Looking at the everyday practices it could also be said that there is hegemony, as the ruling class manipulated and dictated the cultural, values, ideals, beliefs and perceptions. Within this power relation, women were subject to be part of a subaltern culture. Since they had no voice in a society and were often excluded from political structures. Although, as the women age there status changes to be almost equally to men, they were never totally considerate to be
In India, the religion of Hinduism in particular, provides two sources of support in regards to the social structure of the era. These sources are the Vedas and the Upanishads. According to The Rig Veda when Purusha’s body was divided “his mouth became the brāhman; his two arms were made into the rajanya; his two thighs the vaishyas; from his two feet the shūdra was born (Reilly, 92).” By splitting up the body in this way, there was a justification for the creation of the varna or caste system. The highest class or Brahmin’s were the priest class, who were also known as the most pure. In this role, they were the connecting figures between Purusha and his people, which is reflective of them being his mouth. The next upper division class was the Ksatriya or warrior/leader class. In the class, the role was to do the fighting which was reflective of them being Purusha’s arms. The artisan/farmer or middle class was known as the vaisyas. In this class, members represented the role of the thighs of Purusha, who were responsible for doing the brunt or tougher jobs in society. The nethermost social class was the sudra, who were serfs and servants. They represented the feet of Pursha, which is reflective of their status as the lowest class. Along with the Vedas, the Upanishads served as a written guideline for the varna. These works urged the concept of doin...
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