Shadow lives: Writings on widowhood

by Uma Chakravarti

This volume documents the focus on the Indian widow, regarded as the dark half of womankind in tradition, the structural counterpart of the sumangali or the auspicious married woman, and to provide an archive on widowhood. The archive comprises prescriptions, injuctions, laws and other accounts dating back to the 5th century BC from Sanskrit texts as well as extracts from official documents, pamphlets and essays in many languages, published in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Genres: Feminism

489 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Prashastika · Rating 4 out of 5]

amazing book by Uma Chakraborty on WIDOWHOOD...with sections on fiction, narratives,texts and scripts...A must read for people interested in feminism and women studies..!!