Sati

See also:

• Regional: Asia: India: Society and Culture: Crime  (1)
• Regional: Asia: India: Society and Culture: Women  (21)
• Society: Death: Suicide: Altruistic  (3)

Burning Widows Alive - - An imaginary essay on the practice of widows being burnt alive on their husband's funeral pyres.

'Horror of Sati' or Tyranny of the Elect? - - On the lack of true dialogue or discussion on the traditions behind sati and related issues.

Kamat: The Tradition of Sati in India - - Sati is the traditional Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

The Representation of Sati - - Includes a number of drawings by the Flemish artist Baltazard Solvyns from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, together with extracts from European accounts.

Sati - - Account of the origin of the practice. Includes description of Jauhar and social situations in the Middle Ages.

Sati - Burning of the Hindu widow - - Describes the history of this practice, the origins, and recent history.

Sati (practice) - Wikipedia - - Article and a collection of references.

Women In The Sacred Laws - The Later Law Books - - An extract from a work by Shakuntala Rao Shastri. Includes early history of the practice, and the way that the treatment of sati came to differ from treatment of other forms of suicide.