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CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
Historical Backdrop: A Brief Account
a. Traditional period
b. Portuguese Period
c. British Period
Review of Literature
The objectives
Methodology
Theoretical Framework
CHAPTER LAYOUT
2. Women in Traditional Social Space
Part A. Social space - Early centuries (up to 800 AD Before Brahminisation)
Religious Practices of the Syrian Christians
Social space of the Syrian Christians
Disposition of women
Part B. Evolution of Social space from 800 to 1500 A.D.
Emerging Social space revealed through various charters
Revenue system in Manigramam
Social space of Syrian Christians
Evolution of the caste system
Religious space of Syrian Christians
Disposition of Women
Disposition of Syrian Christian women
CONCLUSION
3. Women in Portuguese Period (1498-1663)
Introduction
Social space
Political space
Social Space of the Syrian Christians
Geographical distribution
Disposition
Social position
Religious practices
Interaction of the Portuguese and the Local Christians
Impact of Portuguese intervention on the religious and social space
Conditions of Syrian Christians at the close of Portuguese connection
Puthencure Syrians or Jacobite Syrians
Position of Syrian Christian women, at the time of Portuguese arrival
Disposition of Syrian Christian women
Place of women in religious practices
Marriage practices
Measures taken at the Udayamperoor synod to improve the position of women
CONCLUSION
4. Social Space in the Nineteenth Century
Political space at the time of British arrival
Changes in the Social Space in the nineteenth century
Disposition of the Syrian Christians
Religious space
Interaction with British and the development of modern institutions
Changes in the Political space
Interaction of the Syrian Christians and the British
Education as a Means of Social Change
Parochial schools
The Grammar School
Church Missionary Society Schools
The College
The Cambridge Nicholson Institution
Schools for technical education
Government schools
Impact of British intervention and education on the social space of the region
CONCLUSION
5. Social Space of Women in Travancore in Nineteenth Century
Religious space as social space
Educational practices before the arrival of Anglican missionaries
Education-a breakthrough in the traditional practices and the creationof a new habitus
Initial stages of female education - early decades of nineteenth century
Advancement of female education in the second half of nineteenth century
Advancement of female education in the state and of other communities in the second half of nineteenth century
Progress of female education in the state
Training of teachers
Curriculum
Effect of modern Education on the overall position of Syrian Christian women
CONCLUSION
6. Part A Socio Political Development of Travancore in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
Introduction
Changes in the caste space
Constitutional development and the struggle for responsible government-Civil Society formation
Organizations that helped the formation of civil society Political movements
Labour movements
Non- Political Youth movements
CONCLUSION
Part- B Social space of women in the First Half of Twentieth Century
Introduction
Development of female education in the first half of twentyth century
The advancement of teachers training in the state
Role of Buchanan Institution in facilitating a public space for women
Women in Medical Services
Changing patterns of Family
Traditional patterns
Changes in the Domestic space
Religious space of women
Religion and family
Divorce and Syrian Christian womern
Women and Reformation
The role of Womens organizations in the individuation process
Social Practices that uphold the Institution of the family / patriarchal structure
Marriage practices
Arranged marriages
Widow marriages
Marriage practices based on religion
The practice of Dowry and women
Canon Law and women
Political space
Women and freedom movement
Disposition of women
CONCLUSION
7. Social Space of Women, Second Half of Twentieth Century
Gender discrimination and women of Kerala
Disposition of Syrian Christian women
Practices that help to endorse Patriarchal structure (male domination)
Social practices
Marriage practices
Religious practices
The practice of dowry and economic sub ordination of women
Legislation and Syrian Christian women
Indian Christian Marriage Bill
Christian personal law
Rules and regulations of Succession of Christians in Travancore
Political space
Disposition of women
The social relation of domination
Division of labour and women
CONCLUSION
8. Summary and Conclusion
Major findings
Tables
APPENDIX
BIBILIOGRAPHY