https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dowry_system_in_IndiaDowry system in India - Revision history2026-08-29T06:56:10ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dowry_system_in_India&diff=333376&oldid=prev103.6.156.73 at 21:09, 11 June 20222022-06-11T21:09:11Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Michael Witzel]] claims the ancient Indian literature suggests dowry practices were not significant during the [[Vedic period]].<ref>Witzel, Michael. "Little Dowry, No Sati: The Lot of Women in the Vedic Period." ''Journal of South Asia Women Studies'' 2, no. 4 (1996).</ref> Witzel also notes that women in ancient India had property inheritance rights either by appointment or when they had no brothers.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Michael Witzel]] claims the ancient Indian literature suggests dowry practices were not significant during the [[Vedic period]].<ref>Witzel, Michael. "Little Dowry, No Sati: The Lot of Women in the Vedic Period." ''Journal of South Asia Women Studies'' 2, no. 4 (1996).</ref> Witzel also notes that women in ancient India had property inheritance rights either by appointment or when they had no brothers.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The findings of MacDonell and Keith are similar to Witzel, and differ from Tambiah; they cite ancient Indian literature suggesting bridewealth was paid even in [[brahma]]- and [[daiva]]-types of marriage. Dowry was not infrequent when the girl suffered from some bodily defect. Property rights for women increased in ancient India, suggest MacDonell and Keith, over the [[Puranic]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">era (200 BC to 700 AD).<ref>MacDonell, Arthur and Keith, Arthur. ''Vedic Index: Names and Subjects'', Indian Text Series (John Murray, London, 1912), Volume 1:482-485 ページ出版</ref></del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The findings of MacDonell and Keith are similar to Witzel, and differ from Tambiah; they cite ancient Indian literature suggesting bridewealth was paid even in [[brahma]]- and [[daiva]]-types of marriage. Dowry was not infrequent when the girl suffered from some bodily defect. Property rights for women increased in ancient India, suggest MacDonell and Keith, over the [[Puranic<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Puranas.</ins>]]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kane claims ancient literature suggests [[bridewealth]] was paid only in the [[asura]]-type of marriage that was considered reprehensible and forbidden by [[Manusmṛti|Manu]] and other ancient Indian scribes. Lochtefeld suggests that religious duties listed by [[Manusmṛti|Manu]] and others, such as 'the bride be richly adorned to celebrate marriage' were ceremonial dress and jewelry along with gifts that were her property, not property demanded by or meant for the groom; Lochtefeld further notes that bridal adornment is not currently considered as dowry in most people's mind.<ref>James G. Lochtefeld, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|9780823931798}}; 203 ページ出版</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kane claims ancient literature suggests [[bridewealth]] was paid only in the [[asura]]-type of marriage that was considered reprehensible and forbidden by [[Manusmṛti|Manu]] and other ancient Indian scribes. Lochtefeld suggests that religious duties listed by [[Manusmṛti|Manu]] and others, such as 'the bride be richly adorned to celebrate marriage' were ceremonial dress and jewelry along with gifts that were her property, not property demanded by or meant for the groom; Lochtefeld further notes that bridal adornment is not currently considered as dowry in most people's mind.<ref>James G. Lochtefeld, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|9780823931798}}; 203 ページ出版</ref></div></td></tr>
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