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| Genre/Form: | Sources |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Sati. New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (OCoLC)608370224 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrea Major |
| ISBN: | 0195678958 9780195678956 |
| OCLC Number: | 123377685 |
| Description: | lv, 465 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Sati in ancient and medieval India -- Early modern and colonial accounts -- Debating abolition (1805-30) -- Sati in the princely states -- Sati in the era of nationalism -- Literary representations -- Sati in contemporary India, Roop Kanwar, and beyond. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Andrea Major. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
The importance given to Sati in 'Western' accounts, and the significance of its ethos within Indian culture, has meant that this rite has had multple meanings. This anthology explores some of these meanings by bringing together a wide range of Indian and European historical and literary sources on the subject.
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