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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelting, Mary Whitney
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
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