Between Poverty and the Pyre
Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the ''typical'' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also...
Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the ''typical'' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also...