| 词汇 | example_english_sati |
| 释义 | Examples of satiThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. By undermining the possibility of the widows' agency, they could discredit the governmental construction of "voluntary" sati on which toleration of the rite was based. Early modern accounts reflect both condemnation and praise, as individual reactions to sati were conditioned by personal experience. This heroic treatment of sati was echoed in many of the accounts of the period. Archer advances this claim through a discussion of travel narratives that describe sati and other cultural practices representing the paradoxical blend of tradition and degeneration. In so doing, the traces of nationalism's genealogy in the earlier discourses on social reform- and, beyond that, sati-become apparent. Yet, as scholars have noted, sati does not have legitimate scriptural sanction.#! This meant that women were debarred from sati if, among other things, they were under sixteen, pregnant, intoxicated or, most importantly, unwilling. Missionaries were influential in the debate over sati and the subsequent outlaw of its practice. The implications of sati for the maternal bond were not always understood sympathetically, of course. Both the conditions of her former life, and the specific circumstances under which the decision to commit sati is reached rob her of the power of rational cognisance. Despite the tendency to portray the sati as a passive victim, there was still a potential question mark over the nature of her complicity in the rite. In this way the social and financial cost to the state was mitigated, and the sati's abandonment of her child was legitimised in legal if not in moral terms. The wife cremates her husband and commits sati by jumping into his funeral pyre. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Eventually, 11 people, including state politicians, were charged with glorification of sati. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was an abolitionistl, and campaigned against "sati". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She also tells him that his wife committed sati after hearing that he was dead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The former struggles to find a sense of home in this foreign society, filled with ancient customs, including the sati, and exotic social standards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is preceded by the establishment of mindfulness ("sati") and leads to energy ("viriya"), rapture ("piti"), tranquillity ("passaddhi"), concentration ("samadhi") and equanimity ("upekkha"). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This practice is culturally related to "sati" although it occurs at a different occasion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The prevalence of age-old evil traditions like sati and dowry portray the deplorable condition of women in our country. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They evoke the memories of women who committed sati to protect their honour and men who died fighting against enemies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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