Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriages in Modern India
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Book Overview Long before the debate on marriage equality began, young, non-English speaking, low-income female couples all over India got married by r...
Long before the debate on marriage equality began, young, non-English speaking, low-income female couples all over India got married by religious rites or committed joint suicide, which they considered being 'married in death.' These women had no contact with any movement and had never heard words like 'lesbian' or 'gay.' While many families, in collusion with police, violently separated the couples, several families also supported their daughters.
Love's Rite, first published in 2005, is the first and still the only book-length study of these unions, starting with one reported in 1980. The book argues that the couples asserted--and today still assert--their right to be together, using an age-old language of love understood by Indians. Vanita explores Indian religious, legal, and literary traditions that provide spaces for same-sex and other socially disapproved unions.
While many recent high-profile Indian weddings have been reported as the 'first' of their kind, Love's Rite celebrates the unsung pioneers and martyrs of the struggle for marriage equality.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 370 | Language: English | Publisher: INDIA PENGUIN | ISBN: 0144000598
FormatPaperback
Pages370
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0144000598
EAN9780144000593
PublisherINDIA PENGUIN
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionUpdated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.72 Pounds
Length8.58 Inches
Width5.46 Inches
Height1.08 Inches
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