Re: Devadasi resources

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Posted by Beth on July 2, 2003 at 10:32:01:

In reply to: Re: Devadasi resources posted by asha on July 2, 2003 at 10:04:21:

: Thanks for all the information.
:
: BTW, what is your opinion of a group of women in a temple who have
liaisons
: (as someone mentioned of their own free will) with the men in the
village.
: That sounds like Indian society(including the women) did not mind
the men
: having mistresses (or keeps as they are called in India) which I
find a bit
: hard to believe. No woman could have encouraged this. So this must
have
: been a man driven institution. However, I understand that in some
temples
: these women were expected to be virgins for life similar to the
vestal
: virgins of Greece. This I can understand, but the idea of a bunch
of women
: in a temple deciding which married man to pick sounds a bit
difficult to
: stomach, at least for me :).

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: : Thanks for all the information. : : : : BTW, what is your opinion of a group of women in a temple who have : liaisons : : (as someone mentioned of their own free will) with the men in the : village. : : That sounds like Indian society(including the women) did not mind : the men : : having mistresses (or keeps as they are called in India) which I : find a bit : : hard to believe. No woman could have encouraged this. So this must : have : : been a man driven institution. However, I understand that in some : temples : : these women were expected to be virgins for life similar to the : vestal : : virgins of Greece. This I can understand, but the idea of a bunch : of women : : in a temple deciding which married man to pick sounds a bit : difficult to : : stomach, at least for me :).
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