Burning women: widows, witches, and early modern european travelers in india
Auteur :
Banerjee, P.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403960184
Date de publication :
6 févr. 2003
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In early modern Europe, the circulation of visual and verbal transmissions of sati, or Hindu widow burning, not only informed responses to the ritualized violence of Hindu culture, but also intersected in fascinating ways with specifically European forms of ritualized violence and European constructions of gender ideology.