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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Reverand Samuel Graham Wilson's preparation for writing Persian
Life and Customs was a fourteen year residence in Tabriz, Persia,
as a missionary under the Presbyterian Board of American Foreign
Missions. The result is an intimate portrait of the manners and
customs of a much varied land, in which customs are not only
stereotyped, they are not even uniform in differnt parts of the
country or even of the same province. Popular in presentation, the
early chapters describe the 'scenes and places visited en route to
Persia', whilst the later ones describe the 'civil, religious,
social, domestic, and commercial life of the people in cities,
villages and tents'. The final chapter presents 'some of the
methods and the results of missionary work among different races in
Persia'.
This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the
World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important
historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come
from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject
produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a
discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the
subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the
Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the
book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous
generations.
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