The Indian Travels of William Hodges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12561012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G H R Tillotson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-398 |
| Publication date | 1992-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1356186300003011 |
| OpenAlex | W2028496523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
By the ghats in Benares, a young woman appears at the head of a small procession composed of her relations, some priests and a band of musicians. The procession moves towards the corpse of a man, draped in cloth and laid out at the edge of the river. They are observed by an Englishman who experiences a mixture of emotions: his horror and moral outrage do not entirely destroy his delight that he is about to witness an instance of what he considers a most fascinating Hindu custom– sati . The date is October 1781, and the Englishman is the artist William Hodges
Ancient history · Art · Hinduism · Outrage · Political science · Politics · Procession · Witness · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |