10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATI»
Discover the use of
sati in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sati and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
I don’t know, maybe she was God. Her name was Sati and she had blonde hair and blue eyes. For all who meet her, Sati will change everything. Sati may change everything for you.
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Sati, the Blessing and the Curse
This is a collection of essays on the phenomenon of sati (or suttee), the burning of wives in India.
John Stratton Hawley,
1994
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Death by Fire:
Sati, Dowry Death, and Female Infanticide in ...
The book is part journey through the India that the author knows and loves, and part exploration of the enigma that India still remains in the minds of many.
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Sati: A Historical Anthology
Contributed articles; with reference to India.
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Contentious Traditions: The Debate on
Sati in Colonial India
"--Lisa Lowe, author of Immigration Acts "Lata Mani's brilliant and persuasive analysis of official, native and missionary writings on sati in colonial India makes for a new beginning in contemporary analysis of colonial discourse.This is ...
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Sati - Widow Burning in India
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.
Sakuntal Narasimhan,
1992
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The Commission of
Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
THE COMMISSION OF SATI (PREVENTION) ACT, 1987 INTRODUCTION Self-
immolation called as sati, by a woman after the death of her husband either on
the pyre of her husband or separately was an ancient tradition in India among
many ...
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Women and Social Reform in Modern India: A Reader
ntentionally interrogatory, the title of this essay emphasizes the speculative
nature ofmyremarks regarding the phenomenon of sati. Derived from the Sanskrit
term forpureor chaste (sat)—the very term 'sati', therefore, is a misnomer—sati
has ...
Sumit Sarkar, Tanika Sarkar,
2008
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Institutions and Ideologies: A SOAS South Asia Reader
SUTTEE OR SATI: VICTIM OR VICTOR?1 Julia Leslie The interest currently
being expressed in women and religion throws down an important challenge: the
need to see women not merely as the passive victims of an oppressive ideology
but ...
David Arnold, Peter Robb, Peter G. Robb,
1993
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Pious Flames: European Encounters With
Sati 1500-1830
The volume interprets the influential early nineteenth-century debate on Sati by placing it in the context of a varied tradition of heterogeneous and ambivalent western responses to the rite.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATI»
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sati is used in the context of the following news items.
'Sati' choice before Maharaja Ranjit's Ranis
Four of the Maharaja's Ranis and seven of his slave girls followed the practice of sati and burnt themselves on his funeral pyre. This happened despite the fact ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
I don't drink: Deepti Sati
The trailer of the upcoming Malayalam movie Neena shows its leading lady Deepti Sati downing alcoholic shots. Her character Neena is a tomboy and also ... «Times of India, May 15»
When 'sati' became McMindfulness, something got lost in translation
It's also unclear how sati will fare in the staggering triviality of pop culture. ... That is probably part of why sati would be hard to explain in words. What is not hard ... «MercatorNet, May 15»
Two local UA signees dominate on the mound, at bat
Salpointe's Jio Orozco, right, says he's “going to go ahead and sign” a pro contract, forgoing the Wildcats. Sahuarita's Sati Santa Cruz, left, will play at UA or ... «Arizona Daily Star, May 15»
A girl called Neena
For a girl who had no idea about how to go about getting a role in a film, Deepti Sati has found herself an enviable debut—a Lal Jose film –Nee Na. «The Hindu, Apr 15»
Living the American DREAM: Joel Sati
Last summer Joel Sati landed the opportunity of a lifetime. The 22-year-old student, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, had been accepted into a summer research ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
Deepti Sati making her mark
Mumbai girl Deepti Sati is all set to foray into Malayalam film industry and she is happy to make it as the heroine of director Lal Jose. Onmanorama catches up ... «onmanorama, Apr 15»
Cops rule out 'Sati' after woman's mysterious death
Sati was practised in the past in the country, where recently widowed women committed suicide by jumping into their husband's funeral pyre. Share This Article. «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
Suspected case of Sati in Latur, woman's body found from …
Suspected case of Sati in Latur, woman's body found from husband's funeral pyre. Within hours of Tukaram's funeral, Usha had gone missing after the last rites ... «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
Is Widow Burning (Sati) Part of Hinduism? (Criticisms of Hinduism …
Sati is the name given to a disturbing practice of Hindu women being so devoted to their husbands that when the husband died, the widow was so overcome ... «Patheos, Mar 15»