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Pious flames : European encounters with sati, 1500-1830 /

The volume interprets the influential early nineteenth century debate on Sati by placing it in the context of a varied tradition of heterogeneous and ambivalent western responses to the rite. By tracing the shifting interpretations of this custom found in European accounts, it demonstrates how chang...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Major, Andrea
Formato: Printed Book
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2006561499-d.html

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