Sati, the blessing and the curse: the burning of wives in india
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195077742
Date de publication :
3 nov. 1994
Dimensions :
15,5 x 23,5 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.