Suttee : A historical and philosophical enquiry into the Hindu rite of widow burning

By:

Thompson Edward

Contributor(s):

Publication details: London George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1928Description: 165pISBN:

9781406772890

Subject(s):

1. Widows Women - India2. Rites & Ceremonies3. Human Sacrifice

DDC classification:

305.420000 THO

Contents:

Table of contents I. Origin of Suttee II. Prevalence and Area of the Rite: Suttee Memorials III. The Form That Suttee Took IV. Reasons for Suttee V. Was Suttee Voluntary VI. Attempts at Prohibition: Last Years of Legal Suttee in British India VII. Prohibition in British India VIII. The suppression of Suttee in Native States IX. Illegal Suttee X. Legal Suttee To-Day XI. Concluding Considerations

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	Mansfield Section	305.42 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		33059

Table of contents

I. Origin of Suttee II. Prevalence and Area of the Rite: Suttee Memorials III. The Form That Suttee Took IV. Reasons for Suttee V. Was Suttee Voluntary VI. Attempts at Prohibition: Last Years of Legal Suttee in British India VII. Prohibition in British India VIII. The suppression of Suttee in Native States IX. Illegal Suttee X. Legal Suttee To-Day XI. Concluding Considerations

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