Heroic wives rituals, stories, and the virtues of Jain wifehood
In this fieldwork-based study, Kelting explores the ways in which Jain women use sati narratives and rituals to understand wifehood as a choice, which these women's ongoing ritual practices continually shape. She focuses on eight well-known Jain sati narratives
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2009, 2009
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | In this fieldwork-based study, Kelting explores the ways in which Jain women use sati narratives and rituals to understand wifehood as a choice, which these women's ongoing ritual practices continually shape. She focuses on eight well-known Jain sati narratives |
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Physical Description: | ix, 250 p. ill |
ISBN: | 9780199866434 0199866430 |