Sati: Historical and Phenomenological Essays

A.S. Altekar abolition of sati act of sati admiration Angiras Aparārka Asia Publishing House attitude auspicious Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bengal Bhagavadgitā Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bombay brāhmaņa Brahmin British India British Raj British rule burnt Calcutta century A.D. Christian Clarendon Press commit sati condemnation cremation custom dead husband Delhi Dharma Dharmaśāstra Edward Thompson essay European funeral pyre Gita Government heaven Hindoos Hindu Hindu society Hindu widow Hinduism History of India Ibid immolation India New York Indo-Western Lord William Bentinck Mahābhārata Marshman missionaries Motilal Banarsidass Muslims N.M. Penzer orthodox P.V. Kane Pandurang Vaman Kane Percival Spear perform sati practice of sati proleptic model quoted R.C. Majumdar Raja Rammohun Roy reaction to sati referred religion religious remarks role Roy's Sanskrit śāstra sati rite Satīdāha Smrti social Sophia Dobson Collet śruti Suttee tapas tradition Veda Vedic verse vide vidhavā Western widow-burning widowhood wife William Carey wives woman women word sati yoga yogi