Women in Society and in the Church of Tamil Nadu
M. Baby Kamala shows that Tamil society, formerly matriarchal and pluralistic, is now patriarchal, and women in the society are in an ambiguous position. They are culturally voiceless and politically powerless. Customs and hardline practices suppress and oppress them. In arguing that women are victi...
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ph-ateneo-arc.apms-10782024-10-24T07:30:03Z Women in Society and in the Church of Tamil Nadu Kamala, M. Baby M. Baby Kamala shows that Tamil society, formerly matriarchal and pluralistic, is now patriarchal, and women in the society are in an ambiguous position. They are culturally voiceless and politically powerless. Customs and hardline practices suppress and oppress them. In arguing that women are victims both in society and in the Church, Kamala discusses such issues as low wages for women, inheritance laws, female infanticide, the dowry, and calls for a “discipleship of equals” as a new way of being Church in Asia. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/apms/vol1/iss1/8 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/apms/article/1078/viewcontent/APMS_201.1_209_20Article_20__20Kamala.pdf Asia Pacific Mission Studies Archīum Ateneo |
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M. Baby Kamala shows that Tamil society, formerly matriarchal and pluralistic, is now patriarchal, and women in the society are in an ambiguous position. They are culturally voiceless and politically powerless. Customs and hardline practices suppress and oppress them. In arguing that women are victims both in society and in the Church, Kamala discusses such issues as low wages for women, inheritance laws, female infanticide, the dowry, and calls for a “discipleship of equals” as a new way of being Church in Asia. |
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