ISBN:
1423737032
,
9781423737032
,
0195360222
,
9780195360226
,
9780195077742
,
0195077741
,
1280442603
,
9781280442605
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online Ressource (xii, 214 p.)
,
ill., map.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Suppl.:
Rezensiert in Harman, William Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India. John Stratton Hawley 1996
Suppl.:
Rezensiert in Beck, Martha N. [Rezension von: Hawley, John S., Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India] 1995
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Sati, the blessing and the curse
DDC:
392
Schlagwort(e):
Sati
;
Widow suicide
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Death & Dying
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Customs & Traditions
;
Sati
;
Widow suicide
;
Weduwenverbranding
;
Sati
;
Witwenverbrennung
;
Satī
;
Veuves ; Inde
;
Indien
;
Electronic book
;
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
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
Anmerkung:
"A project of the Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University"--P. [v]. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index. - Description based on print version record
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