1st Edition

Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies

By Abbe J.A. Dubois Copyright 2005
780 Pages
by Routledge

780 Pages
by Routledge

780 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 2005. Written by the eminent scholar Abbe Dubois, 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... Read more
PORTRAIT OF DUBOIS, EDITOR'S PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION, PREFATORY NOTE BY MAX MULLER, EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION, AUTHOR'S PREFACE, PART I. GENERAL VIEW OF SOCIETY IN INDIA, AND GENERAL REMARKS ON THE CASTE SYSTEM, PART II. THE FOUR STATES OF BRAHMINICAL LIFE, PART III. RELIGION, APPENDICES, INDEX

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Abbe J.A. Dubois