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Book/Book Chapter 
Menstrual taboo, discriminatory access to places of worship, and the policing of female bodies in India: The case of sabarimala 
Tieri, S 
2020 
World Scientific Publishing Co. 
Voices on South Asia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women's Status, Challenges and Futures 
113-144 
English 
The following sections are included: • INTRODUCTION: MENSTRUAL TABOO AND GENDER-DISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO PLACES OF WORSHIP • A HINDU “MECCA”: THE AYYAPPAN SABARIMALA TEMPLE • EXCLUSION OF WOMEN: PATRIARCHY OR FAITH? • JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS AND THE SUPREME COURT’S VERDICT • PROTESTS, MOBILISATION, AND POLITICISATION • CONCLUSIONS • References. © 2020 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.