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Purdah: Separate Worlds and Symbolic Shelter

Papanek, Hanna·1973·Comparative Studies in Society and History
DOI 10.1017/s001041750000712x
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Purdah, meaning curtain, is the word most commonly used for the system of secluding women and enforcing high standards of female modesty in much of South Asia. Purdah is an important part of the life experience of many South Asians, both Muslim and Hindu, and is a central feature of the social systems of the area. The crucial characteristic of the purdah system is its limitation on interaction between women and males outside certain well-defined categories, which differ among Muslims and Hindus. Muslim purdah restrictions do not apply within the immediate kin unit,but only outside it, while Hindu purdah is based on a set of avoidance rules between a woman and her male affines. Muslim seclusion begins at puberty, Hindu seclusion strictly speaking begins with marriage.

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Authors
Papanek, H.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Papanek, Hanna
Venue
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1973-06
Volume
15
Issue
3
Pages
289-325
ISSN
  • 0010-4175 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2999
DOI
10.1017/s001041750000712x
OpenAlex
W2052219047
Cited by
198
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 13151 d)
Locations
Comparative Studies in Society and History (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › South Asian Studies and Diaspora
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Islamic Studies and History
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
Keywords
purdah, female modesty, South Asia, Muslim women, Hindu women, gender segregation, kinship, marriage

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