ISBN10: 0195621077, ISBN13: 9780195621075, [publisher: Oxford U. Press] Hardcover A book that presents the traditional proper behaviors of "The Perfect Wife" in Hindu culture, which gives understanding to these cultural expectations and duties, in the historical context of what were seen as holy writs in the Hindu tradition. A very complex reading and understanding of these traditions is offered in this book, which is filled with footnotes, sources, and injunctions that portray a rigid lifestyle expected of women in this 18th century world. Hardcover in dust wrapper, both book and jacket are mint condition
[Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]