ISBN:
9780197675939
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
,
illustrations (colour).
Series Statement:
AAR religion in translation
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Uniform Title:
Bahubibaha rahita haoya ucita ki na
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Īśvaracandra Bidyāsāgara, 1820 - 1891 Against high-caste polygamy
DDC:
306.8423095414
Keywords:
Polygamy
;
Polygamy
;
Family and Relationships
;
Society & culture: general
;
Bengalen
;
Brahmanen
;
Polygamie
;
Frau
;
Recht
;
Geschichte 1800-1871
;
Sanskrit
;
Witwe
;
Wiederverheiratung
;
Hinduismus
;
Dharmashastra
;
Witwe
;
Wiederverheiratung
Abstract:
A complete, annotated translation of Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar's influential social-reform tract from 1871. Crafted by one of the nineteenth century's most prominent voices for social change, 'Against High-Caste Polygamy' demonstrates Vidyasagar's ability to call upon the classical discourse and argumentation of the Sanskrit legal tradition while engaging the norms of modern historical and social criticism. In this work, Vidyasagar utilizes both a kind of 'imaginative sociology' geared at capturing the suffering of Kulin women and a kind of proto-statistical analysis aimed at opening the eyes of readers to the extent and ramifications of polygamous practices that left Hindu women ostracized, neglected, and abused.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2023. - Translated from the Bengali. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 21, 2023)
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780197675908.001.0001
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