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Between Poverty and the Pyre

Moments in the History of Widowhood

Jan Bremmer editor Lourens Van Den Bosch editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:23rd Mar '95

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Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the 'typical' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also becuase of their varying legal and religious status and economic conditions.
The study is diverse with subjects ranging from:
*Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre
*widows who were burned as witches
*and widows who had to become prostitutes to stay alive.
The book also explores Jesus's interest in widows and the experience of some well-known widows, such as Mohammed's first wife.

ISBN: 9780415083706

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 521g

284 pages