Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in IndiaJohn 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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... rite of chudakarana , or tonsure . The rite is one of the life - cycle rituals ( sanskaras ) observed by Brahmins throughout much of India , and it is usually performed in the home or at a temple . Nathu's parents brought him to the ...
... rite of chudakarana , or tonsure . The rite is one of the life - cycle rituals ( sanskaras ) observed by Brahmins throughout much of India , and it is usually performed in the home or at a temple . Nathu's parents brought him to the ...
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... rite involving Nathu , of course , is of a different sort - a life - cycle rite — although its celebration in this in- stance also attests to the satimata's powers . The family priest now kindles a small fire in front of the satimata's ...
... rite involving Nathu , of course , is of a different sort - a life - cycle rite — although its celebration in this in- stance also attests to the satimata's powers . The family priest now kindles a small fire in front of the satimata's ...
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... rite that has been corrupted by modern market forces and by the idea of negotiable social status . In real time , it is safer to presume that sati is a perverted form of sacrifice , if not homicide , than to allow for the contrary ...
... rite that has been corrupted by modern market forces and by the idea of negotiable social status . In real time , it is safer to presume that sati is a perverted form of sacrifice , if not homicide , than to allow for the contrary ...
Table des matières
Introduction | 3 |
The Iconographies of Sati | 27 |
Sati in European Culture | 55 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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