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Signs ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-558
Author(s):  
Sandra McGee Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Women Writers ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Sexual Culture ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Feminine

In the Feminine Mode: Essays on Hispanic Women Writers

1995 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Jo Labanyi ◽  
Noel Valis ◽  
Carol Maier
Keyword(s):  
Women Writers ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
The Feminine

Suttee Sainthood through Selflessness

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Roye
Keyword(s):  
Women Writers ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Indian Woman ◽  
Female Agency ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Political Interpretation

The immolation of Hindu widows has generated much horror while remaining tenaciously mixed with clandestine admiration. Reported in many eyewitness accounts and literary works, the topic has given rise to highly contested sociocultural, legal and ideological debates, strongly linked to women’s rights. But the root question has not gone away: is suttee/sati just painful female victimisation or can it also reflect powerful female agency and the power of devotion? This article examines two literary works, Maud Diver’s Lilamani, in which an Englishwoman unreservedly idolises a suttee, and Krupabai Satthianadhan’s Kamala, where an Indian woman expresses deep pride in sutteehood. Engaging in a search for deeper meanings, this article asks what makes these two women writers revere a suttee so totally. Can one really be a suttee-saint through selflessness, or are there some deeper meanings yet to be uncovered? A wider political interpretation is suggested to re/present the root meaning of suttee.

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