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Heroic wives rituals, stories, and the virtues of Jain wifehood

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  • "Although in Hinduism it is mainly used to refer to widow immolation, the term 'sati' means 'true woman' - a female hero. Whitney Kelting has learned that in Jainism satis appear as subjects of devotional hymns. This seems paradoxical, given that Jain spirituality is to disengage oneself from worldly existence and Jain devotionalism is usually directed toward those souls who have reached perfect detachment. In fact, however, there is a vast corpus of popular texts, many of them written by prominent scholar-monks between the 16th and 18th centuries, illustrating the distinctly worldly virtues of."
  • ""In this fieldwork-based study, Kelting explores the ways in which Jain women use sati narratives and rituals to understand wifehood as a choice, which these women's ongoing ritual practices continually shape. She focuses on eight well-known Jain sati narratives."--Résumé de l'éditeur."

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  • "Heroic wives : rituals, stories and the virtues of jain wifehood"
  • "Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood Rituals, Stories, and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood"
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