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Author |
: Rammohun Roy (Raja) |
Publisher |
: South Asia Books |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021600088 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sati, a Writeup of Raja Ram Mohan Roy about Burning of Widows Alive by : Rammohun Roy (Raja)
Author |
: Lata Mani |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2023-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520921153 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520921151 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contentious Traditions by : Lata Mani
Contentious Traditions analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. Though the prohibition of widow burning in 1829 was heralded as a key step forward for women's emancipation in modern India, Lata Mani argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Mani radically revises colonialist as well as nationalist historiography on the social reform of women's status in the colonial period and clarifies the complex and contradictory character of missionary writings on India. The history of widow burning is one of paradox. While the chief players in the debate argued over the religious basis of sati and the fine points of scriptural interpretation, the testimonials of women at the funeral pyres consistently addressed the material hardships and societal expectations attached to widowhood. And although historiography has traditionally emphasized the colonial horror of sati, a fascinated ambivalence toward the practice suffused official discussions. The debate normalized the violence of sati and supported the misconception that it was a voluntary act of wifely devotion. Mani brilliantly illustrates how situated feminism and discourse analysis compel a rewriting of history, thus destabilizing the ways we are accustomed to look at women and men, at "tradition," custom, and modernity.
Author |
: Rammohun Roy (Raja) |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 1818 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0021512117 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Translation of a Conference Between an Advocate & an Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows Alive by : Rammohun Roy (Raja)
Author |
: Sophia Dobson Collet |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 1914 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:$B108128 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life and Letters of Raja Rammohun Roy by : Sophia Dobson Collet
Author |
: Harald Fischer-Tiné |
Publisher |
: Anthem Press |
Total Pages |
: 373 |
Release |
: 2004-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781843313632 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1843313634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Colonialism as Civilizing Mission by : Harald Fischer-Tiné
Ranging from studies on sport and national education and pulp fiction to infanticide, psychiatric therapy and religion, these essays on the various forms, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia shed light on a topic that even today continues to be an important factor in South Asian politics.
Author |
: John Stratton Hawley |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 229 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195077742 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195077741 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sati, the Blessing and the Curse by : John Stratton Hawley
Sati symbolizes ultimate loyalty and self-sacrifice. It often figures near the core of a Hindu identity that feels embattled in a modern world. Yet to those who deplore it, sati is a curse, a violation of every woman's womanhood.
Author |
: Eleanor Amico |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 1279 |
Release |
: 1998-03-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135314033 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135314039 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reader's Guide to Women's Studies by : Eleanor Amico
The Reader's Guide to Women's Studies is a searching and analytical description of the most prominent and influential works written in the now universal field of women's studies. Some 200 scholars have contributed to the project which adopts a multi-layered approach allowing for comprehensive treatment of its subject matter. Entries range from very broad themes such as "Health: General Works" to entries on specific individuals or more focused topics such as "Doctors."
Author |
: Catherine Weinberger-Thomas |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226885682 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226885681 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ashes of Immortality by : Catherine Weinberger-Thomas
"At last, she arrives at the fatal end of the plank . . . and, with her hands crossed over her chest, falls straight downward, suspended for a moment in the air before being devoured by the burning pit that awaits her. . . ." This grisly 1829 account by Pierre Dubois demonstrates the usual European response to the Hindu custom of satis sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands—horror and revulsion. Yet to those of the Hindu faith, not least the satis themselves, this act signals the sati's sacredness and spiritual power. Ashes of Immortality attempts to see the satis through Hindu eyes, providing an extensive experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Based on fifteen years of fieldwork in northern India, where the state-banned practice of sati reemerged in the 1970s, as well as extensive textual analysis, Weinberger-Thomas constructs a radically new interpretation of satis. She shows that their self-immolation transcends gender, caste and class, region and history, representing for the Hindus a path to immortality.
Author |
: Amiya P Sen |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 185 |
Release |
: 2012-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9788184757828 |
ISBN-13 |
: 8184757824 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rammohun Roy by : Amiya P Sen
Raja Rammohun Roy (1774—1833) was a great champion of liberty and civil rights in colonial India. He was also a true cosmopolitan who envisioned a world without borders. A tireless crusader for religious and social reform, Rammohun attempted a progressive reinterpretation of Hinduism and tried to improve the lot of socially marginalized groups such as women. Yet, in spite of his lofty public presence, Rammohun was a hugely controversial figure. He shocked the Hindu orthodoxy by his support to the abolition of Sati, offended evangelists by separating the moral message of Christ from the purely theological, and was often dragged into legal disputes over family property. By the time of his death in Bristol, he was as much resented as respected, both at home and abroad. Using relatively unexplored sources, this elegant and accessible new biography by Amiya P. Sen paints a fascinating portrait of one of the legendary makers of modern India.
Author |
: Paul Brians |
Publisher |
: Cengage Learning |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1999-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0155674250 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780155674257 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reading about the World by : Paul Brians
This anthology consists of short selections sharply focused on major topics of interest to beginning students of World Civilizations. It combines traditional historical sources with literary and philosophical selections using annotated source readings. This text's mix of poetry, drama, philosophy, and other literary and historical sources offers readers an in-depth look at many aspects of Western Civilization before 1500.