Between Poverty and the Pyre : Moments in the History of Widowhood
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415083702
ISBN-13
9780415083706
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 23rd, 1995
Print length
284 Pages
Weight
612 grams
Product Classification:
Gender studies: womenSociology: family & relationshipsSociology: death & dying
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This interdisciplinary collection of studies is the first ever to shed light on a fascinating & much neglected aspect of women's history: widows. The contributors present facets of widows' lives from religious and moral to legal obligations.
Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the ''typical'' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also becuase of their varying legal and religious status and economic conditions.
The study is diverse with subjects ranging from:
*Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre
*widows who were burned as witches
*and widows who had to become prostitutes to stay alive.
The book also explores Jesus''s interest in widows and the experience of some well-known widows, such as Mohammed''s first wife.
The study is diverse with subjects ranging from:
*Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre
*widows who were burned as witches
*and widows who had to become prostitutes to stay alive.
The book also explores Jesus''s interest in widows and the experience of some well-known widows, such as Mohammed''s first wife.
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