Les Veuves de Malabar: Sati, Colonialism, and the Enlightment
in: French Theatre, Orientalism, and the Representation of India, 1770-1865, pp. 19-71
Abingdon - New York: Routledge, 2021.
Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century) 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16th-18th Century)
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century) 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16th-18th Century)
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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