ISBN:
9780231156332
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9780231526609 (Sekundärausgabe)
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
271 p.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. Ann Arbor, Michigan Proquest Online-Ressource ISBN 9780231526609
Ausgabe:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
294.5441
Schlagwort(e):
Īśvaracandra Bidyāsāgara
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Geschichte 1855
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Hinduismus
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Witwe
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Wiederverheiratung
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Online-Publikation
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, discard their jewelry, live in seclusion, and undergo regular acts of penance. Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar was the first Indian intellectual to successfully argue against these cruelties. A Sanskrit scholar and passionate social reformer, Vidyasagar was a leading proponent of widow marriage in colonial India, urging contemporaries to reject a ban that caused countless women to suffer needlessly.〈BR...
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