Honour Killing: On the Violence against Women in Contemporary India

TANAKA Masakazu

doi:10.14989/167511

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<特集論文>名誉殺人--現代インドにおける女性への暴力

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Honour killings refer to violence (bloodshed) as a means of removing the disgrace of a woman's immoral behavior which has brought dishonour to her family or community (her immediate family, relatives, village, caste, religious group, etc.) and restoring honour. Immoral behavior can range from premarital intercourse, to a marriage of which the parents do not approve (though reasons are varied), and to the wife's infidelity. As the name suggests, honour killings signify actual killings, but can also include murder attempts, abductions, and acts of violence other than those leading to death. They are a punishment specifically doled out to young people who rock the social order of traditional community symbolized by the parents' authority, that is, the "honour community." The purpose of this article is to investigate the reality and background of honour killings in North India. Through comparisons to suttee (sati, widow burning), we can also focus on the concepts of "savage" and "victim". Furthermore, contrasting the ideas of "honour community" with "grief community" will help to designate some new analytical framework.

Journal

現代インド研究

現代インド研究 2 59-77, 2012-01

人間文化研究機構地域研究推進事業「現代インド地域研究」

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CRID: 1390009224839645184

NII Article ID: 120005122143

NII Book ID: AA12520400

DOI: 10.14989/167511

HANDLE: 2433/167511

ISSN: 21859833

Text Lang: ja

Article Type: departmental bulletin paper

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