Widows under Hindu Law
"This chapter deals with two conceptually distinct, yet related legal issues concerning widows. The first of these is widow remarriage; the second is niyoga, which is the Sanskrit term for the specific version of levirate practiced in classical India. The reason that these two issues jointly co...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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In: | Year: 2023 |
Series/Journal: | Rocher indology series
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ Law
/ Widow
B Dharmaśāstra / Widow / Inheritance law / Asceticism / Sati |
Further subjects: | B
Widows (Hindu law)
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Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Brick, David J: Widows under Hindu Law. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]. - 9780197664568 |