Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
Title | Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Antoine Dubois |
Publisher | |
Pages | 782 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Hinduism |
ISBN |
For 30 years the author, a French missionary, lived among the Hindus, adopting their dress and customs and studying their social and religious institutions. The English government found this account of the results of his observations valuable enough to translate and publish it for the use of officials and oriental students.
Hindu Religion, Customs and Manners
Title | Hindu Religion, Customs and Manners PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Thomas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780865900363 |
Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies
Title | Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Antoine Dubois |
Publisher | |
Pages | 796 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Hinduism |
ISBN |
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
Title | Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies PDF eBook |
Author | Abbe J.A. Dubois |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 2013-10-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136213414 |
First Published in 2005. This work is an impressive eye-witness account of life in India at the tum of the century. It combines descriptions of the Hindu religion and Hindu sociology with masterful portraits of the intimate lives of the people among whom the author lived. Many important issues are explored, including the caste system, poverty, the mythical origin of the Brahmins, Hindu sects, ceremonies, religious fasting, morality, the position of women, and Hindu literature.
Hindu Religion, Customs and Manners
Title | Hindu Religion, Customs and Manners PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Thomas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Civilization, Hindu |
ISBN |
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
Title | Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Antoine Dubois |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 788 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780486421155 |
Based on an 1815 manuscript by a French missionary, this comprehensive work offers a unique panorama of early-19th-century Indian life. Caste system, ceremonial procedures, rules and etiquette, marriage, fasting, widowhood, funerary rites, literature, religion, much more. Index. 6 Appendices. Black-and-white illustration.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
Title | Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Antoine Dubois |
Publisher | Simon Publications |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781931541237 |
The ancestral traditions, customs and Hindu religious beliefs, unchanged in the past several centuries, are vividly described by this venerable book, first printed in 1818 and reprinted often since that time. The author was a French priest who spent over 30 years in India. (World Religions)