Author: Stephanie W. Jamison
Title: Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer&Apos;S Wife, Women, Ritual, and Hospitality in Ancient India
Description: New York; Oxford , Oxford University Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth. An interesting historical work exploring the role of women in ancient India. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding without the dust wrapper. An anthropological history book about the role of women in ancient India, specifically in the Vedic and early epic periods. With sections on ritual, sexuality, fertility and marriage. Besides filling a large gap in the understanding of ancient India, Stephanie W. Jamison makes a great contribution to the overall study of women and gender. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

Keywords: Ancient India Ritual Social Anthropology Women Ritual Indology Gender None


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