The Challenge of Chronotopicity: Female Co-Cremation in India Revisited in the Light of Time–Space Sensitive Ritual Criticism

Rituals are embedded in a particular time and space, and so are their objects and meanings. The ‘chronotope’ we focus on here is the occasional—partly self-chosen, partly societally forced—ritual death of Hindu widows along with their deceased husbands. Although never widely practiced, widow-burning...

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Main Author: Nugteren, Albertina (Tineke) (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B chronotopicity
B Satī
B ritual criticism
B widow-burning
B India
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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