Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 242 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0231156332
,
0231526601
,
9780231156332
,
9780231526609
Uniform Title:
Vidhavavivaha prachalita haoya uchita ki na etad-vishayaka prastav
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231156332
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bidyāsāgara, Īśvaracandra, 1820-1891 Hindu widow marriage New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012
Language:
English
URL:
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Author information:
Īśvaracandra Bidyāsāgara 1820-1891
