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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;South Asia Centers&n
 bsp\;presents&nbsp\;Anisha Saxena\, Assistant Professor of History\, Onond
 aga Community CollegeGods Rape\, Kings Rape and Demons Rape: History of Se
 xual Assault in Ancient IndiaPresently in India a\npopular argument about 
 the safety of women calls for ‘going back to the ethos\nof ancient India c
 ulture’. This argument assumes that women were ‘safer’ in\nancient India a
 nd that rape and sexual assault of women did not exist in the past\nand we
 re introduced in the subcontinent after the Islamic invasions of the\ntent
 h and eleventh centuries. Contrary to this popular belief\, my talk throug
 h\ndetailed and systematic examining of accounts of rape from ancient Hind
 u-Brahmanical texts demonstrates that women were raped in\nancient India\,
  although many of these men writing in Sanskrit considered rape a\ncrimina
 l offense.Contact Emera Bridger Wilson at elbridge@syr.edu with any questi
 ons or concerns.&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Gods Rape\, Kings Rape and Demons Rape: History of Sexual
  Assault in Ancient India
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;
 </p><p>South Asia Centers&nbsp\;</p><p>presents&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p><p>An
 isha Saxena\, Assistant Professor of History\, Onondaga Community College<
 /p><p><br><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Gods Rape\, Kings Rape and Demon
 s Rape: History of Sexual Assault in Ancient India</strong><br></p><p><br>
 </p>Presently in India a\npopular argument about the safety of women calls
  for ‘going back to the ethos\nof ancient India culture’. This argument as
 sumes that women were ‘safer’ in\nancient India and that rape and sexual a
 ssault of women did not exist in the past\nand were introduced in the subc
 ontinent after the Islamic invasions of the\ntenth and eleventh centuries.
  Contrary to this popular belief\, my talk through\ndetailed and systemati
 c examining of accounts of rape from ancient Hindu-Brahmanical texts demon
 strates that women were raped in\nancient India\, although many of these m
 en writing in Sanskrit considered rape a\ncriminal offense.<p><br>Contact 
 Emera Bridger Wilson at elbridge@syr.edu with any questions or concerns.&n
 bsp\;</p>
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