Guest guest Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 > > > > But within a Vedic > > > > culture, I don't see any examples of the inner community of women. > > > > if i understood your point, i would think that the reason you don't find > > it is because in Vedic culture there was no concept of the inner > > community of women independent of their husband the way it may be seen > > these days. women were identified with their father, hushand, or son/s. > > > Yes, I know that...the problem with that is that it's all we hear. It's > impossible that this was the case---what about during the day? Who did the > women associate with, where did they all meet, because this concept of a > women being alone all day in her house is a modern one---when the husbands > were out, and the sons were at school, what did the women do? They didn't > sit in the house and 'associate' with the servants, did they? So who came? > What was their lifestyle together? Obviously the extended family lived > together, so that's what I'm referring to----all the daughters-in-law, the > mother, the aunts, whatever...how did that community of women associate? > > ys Something can be gleaned from Mahabharata and Ramayana. BUt one could also visit traditional Vedic culture centers where joint families still exist. But they are disappearing fast. When I was in bangalore in teh early 80s I knew one joint family that had over 200 members and spanned 4-5 genrations. They all lived in one huge building. They have since split up but I am not sure if they dissolved or merely split into a more managable size. I will visit them next time I am in the South and find out the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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