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Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife: Women, Ritual, and Hospitality in Ancient India
Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife Women Ritual and Hospitality in Ancient India
Author: Stephanie W. Jamison, Oxford University Press
This book concerns the conceptual position of women in early India, specifically in the Vedic and early epic periods (c.1500-200 BCE), and it seeks to make contributions both to Indology and to gender studies. By focusing on a single female role--the activities of the "Sacrificer's Wife" in solemn ritual--and by extracting the rich materials on ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195096637
ISBN-10: 0195096630
Publication Date: 10/23/1995
Pages: 360
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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