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purdah: a standalone construct

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purdah1 CONSTRUCTPurdahPAPANEK · SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

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South Asian studies

the system of secluding women and enforcing high standards of female modesty in South Asia, analyzed as separate worlds for women and men.

In South Asian studies, purdah refers to the system of secluding women and enforcing high standards of female modesty in South Asia, analyzed as separate worlds for women and men. This meaning comes from Papanek (1973) in Comparative Studies in Society and History.[1]

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  1. Papanek, H. (1973). Purdah: Separate Worlds and Symbolic Shelter. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 15(3), 289-325. https://doi.org/10.1017/s001041750000712x

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