In the book "Patriarchy and Feminine Space: A Study of Women in Early Buddhism" the author provides an accessible account of the stages of the growth of Buddhism in India along with the comparative study of the status of women in Buddhism and Brahmanism. The concept of gender and sexuality are crucial variables in the understanding of the world in which humans live and interact: hence to reveal the feminine perspectives, in order to unearth the attitudes and assumptions she has categorically taken into account patriarchal set up and the Buddhist attitude towards women.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shailini Dixit
Shailini Dixit is presently working as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow from Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi. She obtained her Ph.D. from Patna University for which she got the Junior Research Fellowship from ICHR, New Delhi. She has done lesson-writing for the Directorate of Distance Education, Patna University, jointly organized by IGNOU and STRIDE; has also written book for Nalanda open University. She has contributed research papers, which are published in many journals and has equally presented papers both at National and International Seminars in India.
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