Sati or Suttee: Dutiful Deity, Patriarchal Practice
It is said that in India, Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life. Sati, a wife’s self-immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre, is certainly one of the most complex, and polemical, issues facing India in recent years. Such instances that have occurred in the last few decades have been surround...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Common Ground Publishing
2012
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The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-10 |
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B widow burning B Ritual B Hinduism B Suttee B India |
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