Revival: Suttee (1928) - A Historical Philosophical Enquiry Into Hindu Rite of Widow Burning

I suppose the impulse to write this book dates back to my shame and anger in India when men and women of my own race extolled suttee, and the amazement with which I first saw the memorials of Hindu kings, with the sati's couching forms.

But the impulse was slight, and would have slept but for a publisher's interest. Messrs. Allen & Unwin passed on to me questions asked about suttee by their reader when reporting on my share in Three Eastern Plays. Receiving my reply, they suggested that I should right on this subject.

Sommario

I. Origin of Suttee II. Prevalence and Area of the Rite: Suttee Memorials III. The Form That Suttee Took IV. Reasons for Suttee V. Was Suttee Voluntary VI. Attempts at Prohibition: Last Years of Legal Suttee in British India VII. Prohibition in British India VIII. The suppression of Suttee in Native States IX. Illegal Suttee X. Legal Suttee To-Day XI. Concluding Considerations

Info autore

Edward John Thompson (9 April 1886 – 28 April 1946) was a British scholar, novelist, historian and translator. He is remembered for his translations from Bengali into English and his association with Rabindranath Tagore, on whom he wrote two books including a critical biography.
Thompson died in Bledlow, Buckinghamshire of stomach cancer on 28 April 1946. He was 60. He is buried at the Bledlow church. India's Prisoner is a biography of his life by Mary Lago.

Riassunto

I suppose the impulse to write this book dates back to my shame and anger in India when men and women of my own race extolled suttee, and the amazement with which I first saw the memorials of Hindu kings, with the sati’s couching forms.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward Thompson, Edward John Thompson, Thompson Edward John
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138566408
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56640-8
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Ethnic Studies, Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Asian History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity