1st Edition
From Obscurity to Light Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)
By Devika Rangachari
Copyright 2020
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book attempts to reintegrate women into the socio-political milieu of early medieval Orissa. Its sources are inscriptions, mostly Sanskrit, that date from the seventh century to the end of the reign of the Imperial Ganga ruler, Anantavarman Codagangadeva (CE 1078-1147). The evidence indicates that royal and non-royal women had varying but undeniably important roles to play in the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Political Framework of Orissa 3. A Gendered Perspective (The Bhaumakaras, Bhañjas, Śailodbhavas, Śarabhapurīyas and Pāṇḍuvaṁśīs) 4. A Gendered Perspective (The Somavaṁśīs, Early Gaṅgas and Imperial Gaṅgas) 5. Conclusion
Biography
Devika Rangachari is an independent historian whose doctoral research was published as a book, 'Invisible Women, Visible Histories: Gender, Society and Polity in North India' (2009). She has been the recipient of several prestigious academic fellowships and is, additionally, an award-winning writer of gender-based historical fiction.
