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Niyoga: Alternative Mechanisms to Lineage Perpetuation in Early India

Niyoga: Alternative Mechanisms to Lineage Perpetuation in Early India

by Smita Sahgal
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9789384082857
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: History
  • Publisher: Ratna Sagar
  • Publisher Imprint: PrimusBook
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 260
  • Original Price: INR 995.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 476 grams

This book attempts to explore the institution of niyoga in early India, examining its genesis and trajectory through the temporal and spatial canvas, for though the focus remains on the early period, the fluctuations are best studied over a larger span of time.

Dr Smita Sahgal is Associate Professor of History at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. Her fields of specializations are History of Religion and Social History. She is the co-author of the very well-received book Teaching History and has published a number of articles in national and International journals. She is currently working on a project sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research titled Masculinities in Early India; Exploring the Possibility of a Discourse.