1996 Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife, Women, Ritual, and Hospitality in Ancient India

Name: 1996 Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife
SKU: 829g6
Price: 45 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: New York; Oxford Oxford University Press

Size: 9.5" by 6.5" Pagination: xvi, 340pp.

An interesting historical work exploring the role of women in ancient India.

£45.00

weight: 0.75kgs / stock code: 829g6

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Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

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.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean.

Overall: Fine

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