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A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos - Including a Minute Description of their Manners and Customs, and Translations from their Principal Works (Paperback)
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A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos - Including a Minute Description of their Manners and Customs, and Translations from their Principal Works (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion, Volume 3
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William Ward's account of the Hindu communities among whom he
served as a Baptist missionary in Serampore in West Bengal was
first published in 1811 and reprinted in this third edition in
1817. It was an extremely influential work that shaped British
views of the newly defined entity of 'Hinduism' in the early
nineteenth century. Ward and his fellow missionaries promoted
social reforms and education, establishing the Serampore Mission
Press in 1800 and Serampore College in 1818. Ward devoted twenty
years to compiling his study of Hindu literature, history,
mythology and religion, which was eventually published in four
volumes. It provided richly detailed information, and was regarded
as authoritative for the next fifty years. It is therefore still an
important source for researchers in areas including Indian history,
British colonialism, Orientalism and religious studies. Volume 3
focuses on the social history of India, the caste system, and birth
rituals.
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