[INDOLOGY] Svayaṃvara

[Howard Resnick]

Dear Georges,

Many thanks for your kind and valuable help.

Best wishes,
Howard

> On Jun 27, 2022, at 1:18 AM, Georges PINAULT <georges.pinault at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> Dear Howard Resnick,   On the Svayamvara, there are several articles of Stephanie Jamison (UCLA), and among other, the chap. V of her book, Sacrificed Wife/Sacrificer's Wife, Oxford University Press, 1996. Please note that this form of marriage, widely told in narratives, does not belong to the 8 forms of marriage, as defined by Manu and other treatises. Best regards,    Georges-Jean Pinault
> 
>> envoyé : 27 juin 2022 à 03:27
>> de : Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu>
>> à : Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>
>> objet : [INDOLOGY] Svayaṃvara
>> 
>> 
>> I would appreciate help with the following:
>> 
>> The marital custom of svayaṁvara is well known in itihāsa-purāṇa literature. Are there references to, rules for, or descriptions of this custom in Dharma-śāstras, or Śruti texts?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Howard 
>> 
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