1st Edition

Women and Marriage in India

By P. Thomas Copyright 1939
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Women in the thraldom of man has led sometimes, in one form or another, to the most horrible abuses. In this book, originally published in 1939, the author traces and analyses the institutions of marriage and family in India. The women of India, after their ancient matriarchal supremacy, declined into medieval degradation and slavery, brought about by subtle and prolonged subjugation by men... Read more

1. Are Marriages Made in Heaven?  2. Subjection of Women in India  3. Emancipation of Women  4. Wanted: New Values.  Conclusion.  Index.

Biography

Paul T. Thomas