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Indian Ritual?
ok so last year i took world history and i forgot the term that is used when a widow throws herself in the fire of her dead husband. I think it was a Middle East tradition. Strange to be asking, i know. I think it started with an S
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It's called "Sati," although I've seen it spelled "Suttee." Also, I've heard it referred to as concremation or widow-burning. If you want more information about it and the debates that centered around this issue, you should google "Ram Mohan Roy," an Indian philosopher who was strongly against this practice.
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