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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1899 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1905 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.
Title: Indian Life, religious and social.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF ASIA collection includes books
from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This series
includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral
coastal regions that comprise South and East Asia. Other works
focus on cultural history, archaeology, and linguistics. These
books help readers understand the forces that shaped the ancient
civilisations and influenced the modern countries of Asia. ++++The
below data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Oman, John Campbell; 1889. 320 p.; 8 . T 35859
With Notes, Appendices, and Illustrations.
This work contains studies of goddess worship in Bengal, Caste,
Brahmaism and social reform, with descriptive sketches of curious
festivals, ceremonies and faquirs. The object of writing this book
was being to interpret, however imperfectly, the present day
Indians to the English public, Mr. Oman did his best to bring his
readers into actual touch with contemporary India at various
points, using his somewhat exceptional personal experiences in
illustrating and elucidating the subjects dealt with, which have
yet to be sought for, and do not come within the ken of Europeans
in India whether official or nonofficial. Included in this volume
are such legends and stories as seemed to throw light upon the
habits or the mental peculiarities of the Indian people.
Illustrated.
1905. A study of Sadhuism, with an account of the Yogis, Sanyasis,
Bairagis and other strange Hindu sectarians. This volume is
concerned with the results of the most deep-seated and abiding
ideas and sentiments of the Indian people and will help to
interpret the people of India to that section of the English public
which is interested in a little known, but fascinating, land. A
great many curious myths, legends and stories about ascetics of
various sects may be found within. Illustrated.
Title: Where Three Creeds Meet: a tale of modern Indian
life.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Oman, John Campbell;
1898. viii. 224 p.; 8 . T 7807
With Notes, Appendices, and Illustrations.
With Notes, Appendices, and Illustrations.
This work contains studies of goddess worship in Bengal, Caste,
Brahmaism and social reform, with descriptive sketches of curious
festivals, ceremonies and faquirs. The object of writing this book
was being to interpret, however imperfectly, the present day
Indians to the English public, Mr. Oman did his best to bring his
readers into actual touch with contemporary India at various
points, using his somewhat exceptional personal experiences in
illustrating and elucidating the subjects dealt with, which have
yet to be sought for, and do not come within the ken of Europeans
in India whether official or nonofficial. Included in this volume
are such legends and stories as seemed to throw light upon the
habits or the mental peculiarities of the Indian people.
Illustrated.
A study of Sadhuism, with an account of the Yogis, Sanyasis,
Bairagis and other strange Hindu sectarians. This volume is
concerned with the results of the most deep-seated and abiding
ideas and sentiments of the Indian people and will help to
interpret the people of India to that section of the English public
which is interested in a little known, but fascinating, land. A
great many curious myths, legends and stories about ascetics of
various sects may be found within. Illustrated.
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