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100 _aThompson Edward
245 _aSuttee : A historical and philosophical enquiry into the Hindu rite of widow burning
260 _aLondon
_bGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd
_c1928
300 _a165p
365 _bGratis
505 _aTable 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
650 _a1. Widows Women - India2. Rites & Ceremonies3. Human Sacrifice
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