Sati, the Blessing and the Curse

NOTE EDITORE

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780195077742
• Dimensioni: 155 x 14.5 x 235 mm
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: frontispiece, halftones, map
• Pagine Arabe: 232