... a dozen paces from where I sat." This shows how the men treated and pleasured the slaves without disgust or awe. Slaves were women to them; and women meant one thing: sex. As sex is a part of interaction of the sexes, this secondly supports my idea of this book being written in a Social historical aspect. My last example of social aspect also has to ... this book, I did not care for it much. I had not put my head into it, and me being the pro female, I was not happy with how they used women as sex machines in this book. However, the second time I read it, I looked in depth in this book,...

• Word Count: 3683
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... of spirituality in particular, there is a long path that lies between the stage of a woman's spiritual novice and the ultimate state of transcendence where all boundaries of caste, class and sex get eroded. It is in relation to the spiritual path rather than the spiritual goals that one has to situate the whole issue of gender and spirituality. Various women responded ... the outright refusal of marriage, as in the case of Andal and even the rejection of the fiercely imposed widowhood, with regard to the story of Mira- are all exemplified stories that that travelled through time as tale...

• Word Count: 2258
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate