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Sati--the burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre--has for centuries been one of the few ways in which women of India could achieve renown, respect, and even deification. This eye-opening work exposes what this still persistent ritual (officially outlawed in 1829) reveals about this society and about the women who choose or are forced to become sati. 8-page insert.Narasimhan, Sakuntala is the author of 'Sati Widow Burning in India' with ISBN 9780385423175 and ISBN 0385423179.
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