Widows Under Hindu Law
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During British colonial rule in India, the treatment of high-caste Hindu widows became the subject of great controversy. Such women were not permitted to remarry and were offered two options: a life of seclusion and rigorous asceticism or death on the funeral pyre of a deceased husband. Was this a modern development, or did it date from the classical period? In this book, David Brick offers an exhaustive history of the treatment and status of widows...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0197664547
ISBN13:9780197664544
Release Date:April 2023
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.31 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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