Sacrificed wife/sacrificer's wife : women, ritual, and hospitality in ancient India

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Sacrificed wife/sacrificer's wife : women, ritual, and hospitality in ancient India

Stephanie W. Jamison

Oxford University Press, 1996

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  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 307-318

Includes indexes

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780195096620

Description

Jamison examines the conceptual position of women in the culture of early India, specifically the Vedic and early epic periods (c.1500-200 BCE). This book is intended for students and scholars of Asian Studies, Women's Studies.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780195096637

Description

Jamison examines the conceptual position of women in the culture of early India, specifically the Vedic and early epic periods (c.1500-200 BCE).

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction Part II: Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife: The Mth of Manu's Cups Part III: The Wife in Ritual A: The Wife and Other Ritual Actors B: Situating the Wife in Ritual C: Sexuality and Fertility--Symbolic Representations D: Sexuality and Fertility--The Asvnamedha E: Sexuality and Fertility--"Negative" Representations F: Hospitality and Exchange Relations: The Soma Sacrifice Part IV: The Anxieties of Hospitality A: Introduction--Oghavati and Ahalya B: Hospitality and Hostly Perils C: Manu's Cups Revisited I: The Cow, the Wife and the Power of the Guest D: Manu's Cups Revisited II: The Vocabulary of Hospitality E: Exploited Guests and Reluctant Receivers Part V: Women and Marriage A: Marriage and Exchange B: Marriage by Capture C: Maidenly Self-Determination Part IV: Finale

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