Widows under Hindu Law / / David Brick.
"This chapter deals with two conceptually distinct, yet related legal issues concerning widows. The first of these is widow remarriage; the second is niyoga, which is the Sanskrit term for the specific version of levirate practiced in classical India. The reason that these two issues jointly co...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Rocher Indology
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Widow remarriage and Niyoga
- Widows' Rights of Inheritance
- Widow-asceticism
- Sati
- Conclusion.