Abstract
This chapter discusses the meaning of forests in Maithil women's tales. An examination of Maithil women's stories reveals that while forests and jungles represent a form of alterity to the settlement (village, city, kingdom, etc.) for both men and women, the quality of this alterity is not identical for the two genders. From a woman-centered perspective, the alterity to the settlement produced by the forest/jungle is a complex one that operates somewhat differently than it would from a male-centered perspective, particularly with respect to issues of mobility, access, and sexuality. The potential dangers and opportunities of the forest also take a particularly gendered cast in Maithil women's tales.
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