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<!--QuoteBegin-ben_ami+Oct 24 2006, 11:20 AM-->QUOTE(ben_ami @ Oct 24 2006, 11:20 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->your article reffered to homeric times, roman times, shakespeare's time and the time period over which europe was converted to christianity.  how prevalent was dowry in england in year 1800-1900??
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becfore, during and after Christianization of England and larger Europe.

Victorian times (before and around 1800s) had lots of examples of Dowry. As pointed out by Viren, "Bombay" was a dowry gift itself. Many examples from literature of that time.

Now coming to dowry in India, it is ALL around and not just in Bimaru states. Go south, like in AP, and dowry is in much larger proportions... And by the way Dowry itself is not a social evil, the demand of dowry is.

<!--QuoteBegin-ben_ami+Oct 24 2006, 11:20 AM-->QUOTE(ben_ami @ Oct 24 2006, 11:20 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->PS : you know beef eating is common in india ....cos the vedics used to eat beef !!
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Totally missed the point... or was it humour?