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Female Emancipation Or Pativrata? Female Emancipation or Pativrata? A Qualitative Study of Women’s Leadership in Rituals at Assi Ghat, Varanasi Kvinnlig frigörelse eller Pativrata? En kvalitativ studie av kvinnligt ledarskap i ritualer på Assi Ghat i Varanasi Alexsandra Hallén The University of Karlstad Religion Religion III 15hp Supervisor: Katarina Plank Examiner: Tomas Appelqvist 2020-06-05 Title: Female Emancipation or Pativrata?: A qualitative study of female leadership and participation in rituals at Assi Ghat, Varanasi. Titel på svenska: Kvinnlig frigörelse eller Pativrata?: En kvalitativ studie av kvinnligt ledarskap och deltagande i ritualer på Assi Ghat i Varanasi. Author: Alexsandra Hallén Pages: 42 Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the purposes and effects of women’s leadership in rituals in relation to their social and religious role in society. This was carried out by using qualitative methods and analyzing the data by using ritual theory and theories on religion and gender. The interviews and observations focused on two rituals carried out by women: the Partiv Puja and the Chhath Puja. The results show that women participate in the rituals for religious, cultural, and social reasons, and that their participation in the rituals could be viewed as a reclaim of the public space of religious practice. Furthermore, the women’s participation and leadership in rituals could also, from a ritual theoretic perspective, be viewed as a tool to refuse and change social power structures. The research was carried out in Varanasi, India, during an eight-week Minor Field Study and the study was performed by using observations and interviews, which were conducted between the 21st of October and the 2nd of December 2018. Keywords: Partiv Puja, Chhath, Ritual Theory, Religion and Gender, Ritual, Female leadership. Sammanfattning på svenska Målet med denna studie var att utforska syften och följder av kvinnors ledarskap och deltagande i religiösa ritualer i relation till deras sociala och religiösa roll i samhället. Studien genomfördes genom kvalitativa metoder samt en analys av resultaten ur ett ritualteorietiskt perspektiv, samt med hjälp av teorier om religion och kön. Intervjuerna och observationerna fokuserade på två ritualer som utförs av kvinnor: Partiv Puja och Chaath Puja. Resultaten visar att kvinnor deltar i ritualerna av religiösa, kulturella och sociala anledningar, samt att deras deltagande skulle kunna ses som ett återtagande av den offentliga platsen för religiöst utövande. Tilläggningsvis skulle kvinnors deltagande och ledarskap i ritualer, ur ett ritualteoretiskt perspektiv, även kunna ses som verktyg för att gå emot, och förändra, sociala maktstrukturer. Studien genomfördes i Varanasi, Indien, under en åttaveckors Minor Field Study och utfördes genom observationer och intervjuer. Dessa ägde rum mellan den 21:a oktober och den 2:a december 2018. Nyckelord: Partiv Puja, Chhath, ritualteori, religion och kön, ritual, kvinnligt ledarskap. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Early morning at Assi Ghat ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Purpose and Aims .................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Keywords...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Gender equality as a global goal of UNDP ........................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Religion as Nonmaterial Cultural Heritage ........................................................................... 3 1.4 Material and Methods ................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Material ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.2 Methods ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.3 Participants ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.4.4 Ethical considerations in the field ......................................................................................... 6 1.4.5 Carrying out the field study ................................................................................................... 8 1.4.6 Problems of Observations and Interviews ............................................................................. 9 1.4.7 Limitations........................................................................................................................... 10 1.6 Previous Research ...................................................................................................................... 11 2. Theory and Background ................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Gender and religion .................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.1 Women in Hinduism ........................................................................................................... 13 2.1.2 Religious impurity ............................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Ritual and Power ........................................................................................................................ 14 2.3 Background ................................................................................................................................ 16 2.3.1 Worship along The Ganges River ....................................................................................... 16 2.3.2 Partiv Puja ........................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.3 Chhath Puja ......................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.4 A presentation of the Women of Partiv Puja ....................................................................... 17 2.3.5 A presentation of the Women of Chhath ............................................................................. 17 3. Results .............................................................................................................................................. 19 3.1 The women of Partiv Puja .......................................................................................................... 19 3.1.1 Partiv Puja and the Ganges River ........................................................................................ 19 3.1.2 Partiv Puja and its participants ............................................................................................ 19 3.1.3 Partiv Puja and reasons for participating ............................................................................. 20 3.1.4 Partiv Puja and reasons for not participating....................................................................... 21 3.1.5 Partiv Puja as a source of empowerment ............................................................................. 21 3.2 The women of Chhath Puja ........................................................................................................ 22 3.2.1 Chhath Puja and the Ganges River ...................................................................................... 22 3.2.2 Chhath Puja and its participants .......................................................................................... 23 3.2.3 Chhath Puja and reasons for participating ........................................................................... 24 3.2.4 Chhath Puja and reasons for not participating..................................................................... 24 3.2.5 Chhath Puja and gender roles .............................................................................................. 25 3.2.6 Chhath Puja as a source of empowerment ........................................................................... 26 4. Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 27 4.1 The similarities and differences between Partiv puja and Chhath puja in relation to female leadership and participation.............................................................................................................. 27 4.2 The women’s personal, religious, and social purposes for participating in Partiv puja and Chhath puja....................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3 What the rituals can come to mean for women and their place in religion and society in relation to Bell’s theories on rituals and power ............................................................................................. 29 5. Discussion and Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 31 References ...........................................................................................................................................
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