This important book provides a bridge between psychoanalytic perspectives and socio-cultural issues to shine a spotlight on the experiences of women in India today. Women’s well-being and security has often depended upon their gender positioning while other binaries like rural-urban, class, and caste have also played a crucial role globally and especially in India. This book assesses how women’s lives are impacted by social and cultural conventions and stigma, including ideas around motherhood, religion, intimacy and femininity itself, and the psychological implications these have.
Key Features
- This book addresses the historical oppression of women, including issues like sex selective abortions, domestic violence, bride burning for dowry, and acid attacks.
- It explores the increased threats to women’s security due to the progressive polarization of socio-political and cultural ideologies.
- Topics covered include the seduction of religion, motherhood in contemporary times, intimacy and violence, and fundamentalist states of mind in the clinical space.
- The book features contributions from psychoanalysts, social scientists, scholars from liberal arts disciplines, and social activists.
- It reflects on regional specificity while resonating with global changes affecting gender, race, culture, and politics.
Additional Information
Historically, women have been subjected to various forms of oppression. This timely and original book will interest a range of scholars interested in gender, mental health and contemporary Indian society, as well as clinicians in the field.
