Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India

Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India

by John Stratton Hawley (Editor)

Synopsis

This is a collection of new essays on the phenomenon of sati (or suttee), the burning of wives in India. The contributors include both American and Indian scholars, and they address basic questions about this controversial phenomenon and the moral issues it involves.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 234
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Published: 03 Nov 1994

ISBN 10: 0195077741
ISBN 13: 9780195077742