{"id":657,"date":"2022-06-17T12:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/the-sati-tradition-where-women-are-burned-alive\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:49:48","slug":"the-sati-tradition-where-women-are-burned-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/the-sati-tradition-where-women-are-burned-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sati Tradition, Where Women Are Burned Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In the Sati tradition, an ancient Indian ritual, widowed women are cremated with their husbands.  Sati, a word of Sanskrit origin;  It means honest, virtuous, chaste, faithful woman.  In traditional Indian culture and Hinduism, a widowed woman brings bad luck, poverty, bad luck and is considered sinful.  Therefore, after the death of her husband, the woman becomes a symbol of sinfulness and isolates herself from the world by closing herself in the monastery.  Others, following the Sati tradition, are burned alive with their dead husbands.<\/p>\n<p>The woman who does not accept the tradition of being cremated after her husband dies does not marry again.  He spends the rest of his life living a miserable life, avoiding all kinds of pleasurable things.  According to Hindu tradition, being a widow is a punishment for a woman&#8217;s past sins.  To be able to take place in the body of a superior caste in the next life depends on the practice of the Sati tradition.  The soul of the woman who did not die together with her deceased husband will take place in the body of a lower caste or animal body after death.  Or these women will come back to the world as women.  According to the belief of some people, coming back to the world as a woman means a great curse.<\/p>\n<p>In Hinduism, it is believed that in order to be a good woman, the only duty of a woman is to devote herself to her husband.  There is a belief that her husband died because the woman could not fulfill her duty properly and the woman was held responsible for this death.  The basis of the Sati tradition is social and psychological pressure, as well as religious traditions.  A wife must agree to be burned alive to prove her dedication to her husband.  When she does this, she is respected in her family, society and the region she lives in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2998\" width=\"843\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati1.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2998\" width=\"843\" height=\"531\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-sati-geleneginin-ortaya-cikisi\">The Emergence of the Sati Tradition<\/h3>\n<p>There are some explanations about the emergence of the sati tradition.  Daksha, one of the most important figures of Indian mythology, and his wife Sati are deeply attached to each other.  This love is constantly talked about and looked upon with envy by people.  It is also envied by many people.  Daksha dies of an incurable disease one day.  Although his wife Sati continues to live, unfounded rumors begin to spread.  Rumors began to spread that Satin had been with other men while his wife was alive, and that her husband, who learned this, died of illness.  At the cremation ceremony of his wife, Sati walks over the fire and burns to death to prove her loyalty and innocence to her husband.  It is thought that the sati ritual began with this story.<\/p>\n<p>Another explanation regarding the emergence of the sati tradition is as follows;  In the war in Rajastan state of India, all the men died and the widowed women were exposed to the attacks of the enemies.  Unable to resist the attacks, the women committed suicide by throwing themselves into the fire.  After this situation, women whose husbands died started to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the fire and it became a tradition.  On the other hand, tradition was imposed on women who did not commit suicide in time, due to social pressure.  In fact, it is known that women were forcibly thrown away by their families.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3000\" width=\"841\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati2.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3000\" width=\"841\" height=\"585\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3>Today&#8217;s Sati Tradition and Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Sati ritual;  It is performed in the form of cremation of the woman with her deceased husband while wearing wedding dress-like clothes.  Pots containing oil are placed around a small hut made of grass so that the burning process can take place quickly.  The woman, who is seated next to her husband in the middle of the hut, rests her knees on her husband&#8217;s body, and then the cremation process is carried out.  At the end of the ceremony, the burning woman is considered sacred and the area where the ceremony is held is considered a sacred area.  It is believed that the people who visit this holy area are pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of the sati tradition is AD.  It dates back to 400&#8217;s.  Many activities have been carried out to eliminate the tradition, which is thought to be a violation of human rights.  These activities were started for the first time by the Turks, who dominated India for a long time.  It was completely banned in 1826 when India came under British rule.  In 1856, a law was passed that allowed widows to marry.  By 1861, the practice of Sati was completely banned in all of India.  After India became independent in 1947, the practice of Sati was deemed illegal.  Human rights defender Mahatma Gandhi carried out activities to abolish the practice.<\/p>\n<p>This tradition, which is completely forbidden today, is practiced in rural areas in some parts of India, although it is rare.  Today, it is practiced by adding slightly different rituals.  In the Rajasthan region of India, deaths occur in the form of mass suicide of women who have lost their husbands.  Women who commit suicide leave handprints on a sacred door or wall before they die.  It is said that these suicides were carried out by women who did not want to live after their husbands.  According to another approach, no one wants to take care of the widowed woman in the poor Indian society, so women are forced to commit suicide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3001\" width=\"839\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati3.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sati3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3001\" width=\"839\" height=\"559\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Sati tradition, an ancient Indian ritual, widowed women are cremated with their husbands. Sati, a word of Sanskrit origin; It means honest, virtuous, chaste, faithful woman. In traditional Indian culture and Hinduism, a widowed woman brings bad luck, poverty, bad luck and is considered sinful. 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