The Widow-Ascetic under Hindu Law

This article constitutes a fairly comprehensive, largely diachronic analysis of the restrictions placed upon the non-sexual behavior of widows by works of the classical Hindu legal tradition known as Dharmaśāstra. As such, it systematically examines an array of texts belonging to virtually all perio...

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Main Author: Brick, David 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2014, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 353-383
Further subjects:B Law Dharmaśāstra widows women
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