WOMEN's ROLES

9 beliefs of hinduism

• One Super being = creator & unmanifest reality
• Divinity of the four Vedas as eternal religion
• Universe is in a constant cycle of recreation & dissolution
• Karma....creating ones own destiny
• Soul reincarnation is always attained

9 beliefs of hinduism (cont.)

• All religion deserves toleration
• Life is sacred
• Personal devotion creates union with the divine beings
• Enlightened master is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute

men are superior

• Leaders of the family
• Continued lineage of the family
• Physically more capable of more

WOMEN'S ROLES IN SOCIETY

• Significantly lessoned to almost nothing
• Little to no rights on their own
• Lessoned sense of freedom

Marriage

• Women could not get a divorce
• Men could leave the woman if she disobeyed

Footbinding

• Considered more attractive
• Enhanced the beauty of the woman
• More extreme foot binding = better chance of marriage
• Made the woman completely dependent on others

The end