Hindu widow marriage
Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, discard their jewelry, live in seclusion, and undergo regular acts of penance. Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar was the first Indian intellectual to successfully argue against these cruelties. A Sanskrit scholar and passionate social reformer, Vidyasagar was a leading proponent of widow marriage in colonial I…
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- Full title :Hindu widow marriage / Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar ; a complete translation, with an introduction and critical notes, by Brian A. Hatcher.
Summary
Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, discard their jewelry, live in seclusion, and undergo regular acts of penance. Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar was the first Indian intellectual to successfully argue against these cruelties. A Sanskrit scholar and passionate social reformer, Vidyasagar was a leading proponent of widow marriage in colonial India, urging contemporaries to reject a ban that caused countless women to suffer needlessly.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 242 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0231526601, 9780231526609
- oclc:ocn769266009
- LC Classification:KNS544.W54
- Dewey Decimal:306.84
Table of Contents
Preface; A Word About the Translation; Hindu Categories for First-Time Readers; Chronology: Events Pertaining to the Widow Marriage Movement in Bengal; Introduction; A Short Life of Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar; Widow Marriage in Bengal; Hindu Widow Marriage as Modern-Day Commentary; The Real Significance of Hindu Widow Marriage; Hindu Widow Marriage: The Complete English Translation; Book One; Book Two; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Sanskrit Passages; Index of Names and Terms.
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