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Sati, the Blessing and the Curse : the Burning of Wives in India.
This is a collection of essays on the phenomenon of sati (or suttee), the burning of wives in India. The contributors, who include both American and Indian scholars, address basic questions about this controversial phenomenon and the moral issues it involves.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- LANGUAGE AND TRANSLITERATION; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; 1. The Iconographies of Sati; 2. Die Flambierte Frau: Sati in European Culture; 3. Perfection and Devotion: Sati Tradition in Rajasthan; 4. The Roop Kanwar Case: Feminist Responses; 5. Sati as Profit Versus Sati as a Spectacle: The Public Debate on Roop Kanwar's Death; Afterword: The Mysteries and Communities of Sati; Select Glossary of Indic Terms; Bibliography; Notes on the Contributors; Index.