19世纪印度遗孀法律地位的变革

The Reform of the Legal Status of Hindu Widows in the 19th Century

本文主要围绕印度遗孀的殉葬和再婚问题展开论述,分析了萨蒂的起因以及废除这种习俗的过程,讨论了《印度教遗孀再婚法》的内容及其社会效果,阐明了在印度遗孀法律地位的变革过程中各派别的不同主张。本文认为,殖民时期法律的建构确实为印度社会的变革打开了门扉,但是它与印度人民的生活存在着不小的疏离感。对于印度人民来说,法律与社会生活的融合仍然是有待努力的。

This paper focuses on Hindu widows＇ self - immolation and remarriage. Firstly, it analyzes the causes of Sati and describes the process of abolition of the custom. Secondly, it makes an introduction of the contents of the Hindu Widows＇ Remarriage Act of 1856 and analyzes its social effects. Though codification during colonial time opened a door for social change in India, it was also true that there was a sense of alienation between the legal system and the social lives of Indian people.