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Perpetual mourning : widowhood in rural India

This text examines the relationship between the ideals and the realities of widowhood in rural India. It shows how ideological constructions of widowhood embedded in orhodox Hindu traditions and texts are manifested in customary practices and norms.
Print Book, English, 2001
Oxford Univ. Press, Delhi, 2001
XXIX, 436 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
9780195648850, 0195648854
254588635