Book Summary
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.
Book Details
| Book Name | Hindu Manners, Customs And Ceremonies: The Classic First-Hand Account Of India In The Early Nineteenth Century |
| Author | Jean Antoine Dubois, Henry K. Beauchamp |
| Publisher | Dover Publications (08-may-02) |
| ISBN | 9780486421155 |
| Pages | 775 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 565 |
