Abstract
The undercurrents of patriarchy in the life of Catholic Syrian Christian women is examined critically using the key of ‘politics of gender’ in this chapter. Perceptions and narration of experiences indicate that hegemonic notions of masculinity and femininity are persistently performed by women and men since non-conformity is threatening to established gender order of the community that is strongly wired by caste ideology. This has strong implications on decision-making in family life, women’s mobility, notions of female body and sexuality, women’s experience of domestic violence and political economy of the household. The facts and figures help identify the interplay between power, space and consciousness as these concepts serve as heuristics to unveil the operational dynamics of patriarchy in the Catholic Syrian Christian community.
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