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.

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Körperschaft: Columbia University. Southern Asian Institute
Weitere Verfasser: Hawley, John Stratton, 1941-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:"A project of the Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University"--Page v
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 214 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index.
ISBN:1423737032
9781423737032
0195360222
9780195360226
9780195077742
0195077741
1280442603
9781280442605
9786610442607
6610442606

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