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What were the elements of the practice of sati that drew the attention of Bernier?
Solution
The practice of sati according to Bernier showed the difference in the treatment of women in western and eastern society. He noticed how a child widow were forcefully burnt screaming on the funeral pyre while many of the older women were resigned their fate.
The following elements drew his attention.
(i) Under this cruel practices an alive widow was forcibly made to sit on the pyre of her husband.
(ii)People had no sympathy for her.
(iii)The widow was an unwilling victim of the sati-practice. She was forced to be a Sati.
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Assertion (A): Most families kept at least one or two female slaves as domestic labour.
Reason (R): Prices of female slaves for domestic labour were very low.
Consider the following statements regarding the contemporary European travellers and writers:
I. The contemporary European travellers and writers often highlighted the treatment of women as a crucial marker of difference between Western and Eastern societies.
II. Albiruni chose the practice of sati for detailed description and he noted that while some women seemed to embrace death cheerfully, others were forced to die.
III. While Bernier mentioned in his account that he saw the most beautiful young widow sacrificed, who could not have been more than twelve years of age.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
