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 | Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India (1st Edition) by John Stratton Hawley (Editor) Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-10: 0-19-507774-1 / 0195077741 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-507774-2 / 9780195077742 Several years ago in Rajasthan, an eighteen-year-old woman was burned on her husband's funeral pyre and thus became sati. Before ascending the pyre, she was expected to deliver both blessings and curses: blessings to guard her family and clan for many generations, and curses to prevent anyone from t | |