Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in IndiaJohn Stratton Hawley, Professor and Chair of the Religion Department at Barnard College Director of the Southern Asian Institute John Stratton Hawley Oxford University Press, 1994 - 214 pages Several years ago in Rajasthan, an eighteen-year-old woman was burned on her husband's funeral pyre and thus became sati. Before ascending the pyre, she was expected to deliver both blessings and curses: blessings to guard her family and clan for many generations, and curses to prevent anyone from thwarting her desire to die. Sati also means blessing and curse in a broader sense. To those who revere it, sati symbolizes ultimate loyalty and self-sacrifice. It often figures near the core of a Hindu identity that feels embattled in a modern world. Yet to those who deplore it, sati is a curse, a violation of every woman's womanhood. It is murder mystified, and as such, the symbol of precisely what Hinduism should not be.In this volume a group of leading scholars consider the many meanings of sati: in India and the West; in literature, art, and opera; in religion, psychology, economics, and politics. With contributors who are both Indian and American, this is a genuinely binational, postcolonial discussion. Contributors include Karen Brown, Paul Courtright, Vidya Dehejia, Ainslie Embree, Dorothy Figueira, Lindsey Harlan, John Hawley, Robin Lewis, Ashis Nandy, and Veena Talwar Oldenburg. |
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... he was actually quoting a biographical remark by an Indian acquaintance.19 In a language such as Hindi or Marathi this usage is very ... and the first meaning actually has nothing to do with the " widow ” implied by English usage .
... he was actually quoting a biographical remark by an Indian acquaintance.19 In a language such as Hindi or Marathi this usage is very ... and the first meaning actually has nothing to do with the " widow ” implied by English usage .
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... extols the practice but prohibits it for Brahmin women , and actually declares that a person who helps a Brahmin widow to the pyre is guilty of murder ( brahmahatya ) . It is intriguing that , in the Rajput tradition of later times ...
... extols the practice but prohibits it for Brahmin women , and actually declares that a person who helps a Brahmin widow to the pyre is guilty of murder ( brahmahatya ) . It is intriguing that , in the Rajput tradition of later times ...
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This distinction , subtle as it may seem , is illustrated candidly in the tradition : many items that are flatly prohibited by oks may actually be used if a woman's intention to revere her satimata is demonstrated in related way .
This distinction , subtle as it may seem , is illustrated candidly in the tradition : many items that are flatly prohibited by oks may actually be used if a woman's intention to revere her satimata is demonstrated in related way .
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Table des matières
Introduction | 3 |
The Iconographies of Sati | 27 |
Sati in European Culture | 55 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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| Titre | Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India |
| Rédacteurs | John Stratton Hawley, Professor and Chair of the Religion Department at Barnard College Director of the Southern Asian Institute John Stratton Hawley |
| Collaborateur | Columbia University. Southern Asian Institute |
| Édition | illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Original provenant de | Université d'Indiana |
| Numérisé | 21 juil. 2009 |
| ISBN | 0195077717, 9780195077711 |
| Longueur | 214 pages |
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