The Nature of Gender Roles in the Tale of Ramayana and the Gender Roles Found Today

Abstract: This is an 8 page paper discussing gender roles in Ramayana and those of today. The tale of Ramayana first said to be written around the year 1000 B.C. outlines the traditional gender roles in dharma. Rama as the male role model was obedient to his parents and faithful to his wife and eventually led an army to rescue her as would a traditional hero. Sita is Rama

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Subcatagory: India

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