Factors associated with continued Jogini practice in Telangana, South India
The Jogini, or Devadasi, system sees young girls “married” to a deity after which she is seen as the property of the village and required to perform religious duties and often sexual favours, typically without payment or freedom of choice. There is a paucity of published research on the factors whic...
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Health for All Nations
2023-10-01
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Series: | Christian Journal for Global Health |
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Online Access: | https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/769/1167 |