Widows under Hindu Law

This book comprises the first exhaustive history of the treatment and status of widows under classical Hindu law or Dharmaśāstra, as it is called in Sanskrit. As such, this book is intended both to contribute to our understanding of how elite male attitudes toward women evolved during precolonial pe...

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Main Author: Brick, David J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Rocher Indology series
Further subjects:B Widows (Hindu law)
B Law
B Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197664544