Right to Pray
The Tensions between Gender and Faith Traditions in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivy Dhar (Ambedkar University Delhi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2689 • E-ISSN: 1751-2697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rosa.19328 |
| OpenAlex | W3192889677 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Focusing on cultural restrictions on women’s access to the garbhagriha in specific Hindu temples in India, this paper attempts to contextualize the wider debates around gender in faith-based practices and the confrontation between the ‘right to pray’ movement and its opponents. It reviews the complexities of practising public religion in a democratic nation. In the ambit of the contemporary feminist movement, activism has been initiated for reclaiming space for women in the realm of religion and faith. This was most clearly demonstrated in the women-led right to pray movement. The movement has been continuously evolving in local spaces and remains diversified across public places of worship. Debates around the exclusion of women have required the judiciary to reinterpret the relation between public temples and the equality proclaimed by the Constitution. By looking at the Sabarimala and Shani Shingnapur temple protests, this paper reflects on the conflict between activism and faith traditions. It charts the legal outcomes, local responses, political tensions, and the associated gender subjectivity. It attempts to revisit the role of women as recipients rather than agents of religion in public spaces, while extending the arguments to other aspects of ritual
Body politic · Constitution · Democracy · Epistemology · Faith · Hinduism · Political science · Political subjectivity · Politics · Public space · Realm · Sociology · Subjectivity · Theology · Worship · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Secularism and Religious Freedom
Mobilizing Religion and Gender in India
Another Reason
Gendering Caste
Gender Differences in Religious Practice and Significance
The Nation and Its Fragments
Introduction. Wayside Shrines in India
The Dynamics of Islamic Ideology with Regard to Gender and Women’s Education in South Asia
Hindu Women Talk Out
Gender, urban space, and the right to everyday life
Gender and nationalism
When the Gods Drink Milk! Empiricism and Belief in Contemporary Hinduism
Gender, Religion and Democratic Politics in India
Muslim and Hindu Women’s Public and Private Behaviors
Afterword
Religious freedom and gender equality in I ndia
Women's Autonomy in India and Pakistan
The Missing Religious Factor in Imagined Communities
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
The Changing Character of a Hindu Festival
Ayyappan saranam
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |