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Woman in the Sacred Scriptures of Hinduism
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Mildreth Worth Pinkham

Table of contents :
Preface
Contents
Abbbreviations
I. The Vedas
II. The Brāhmaṇas
III. The Upanishads
IV. The Laws of Manu
V. The Purāṇas
VI. The Mahābhārata
VII. The Bhagavad Gītā
VIII. The Rāmāyaṇa
IX. Conclusions
Bibliography
Citations to the Sacred Texts
Index

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