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

Mary Whitney Kelting 2009 © Oxford University Press
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  • 9780195389647 (hardcover)
  • 9780199736799 (ebook)
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  • Religion
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • Note on Translation and Transliteration (page xiii)
  • I. Thinking about Wifehood (page 3)
  • Part I. Making Ideal Marriages
    • 2. Fasting, Saubhāgya, and Jain Satī Narratives (page 35)
    • 3. Jain Satīs, Women's Agency, and Bad Marriages (page 55)
    • 4. The Perfect Marriage (page 79)
  • Part II. Negotiating Discourses
    • 5. Jains and Satīmātā Discourse (page 109)
    • 6. Embodying Wifehood (page 141)
    • Conclusion: The Pleasures of Jain Wifehood (page 171)
  • Notes (page 181)
  • Glossary (page 223)
  • Works Cited (page 233)
  • Index (page 245)
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