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Interfaith Marriages and Negotiated Spaces

Authors :
Neelam Sukhramani
shweta verma
Source :
Society and Culture in South Asia. 4:16-43
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2017.

Abstract

Discourse on interfaith marriages in India at present involves diverse narratives ranging from opposition and resistance to acceptance. These alliances deserve greater focus in terms of their uniqueness, challenges as well as everyday negotiations that form part of their lives. Based on narratives of respondents from Dhanak, an organisation of inter-caste and interfaith couples, this article presents some domains of their lives and spaces being negotiated by them within their families. These domains include the issue of conversion, protecting identity, celebration of diversity and socialisation of children, perceptions of themselves vis-à-vis other families and parental outlook towards the alliance.

Details

ISSN :
23949872 and 23938617
Volume :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Society and Culture in South Asia
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ab5c9647cbadd3e98eb89284bca9b113
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/2393861717730620