Between poverty and the pyre moments in the history of widowhood
Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the 'typical' widow, as the experiences of the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
1995.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798032106719 |
| Sumario: | Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the 'typical' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also becuase of their varying legal and religious status and economic conditions. The study is diverse with subjects ranging from: *Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre * |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134888825 9781134888832 9781280331497 9780203308530 9780203036983 |
