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082 0 0 _a954
_bDUB/H
100 1 _aDubois, J. A.
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245 0 0 _aHindu manners, customs, and ceremonies: the classic first hand account of India in the early nineteenth century /
_cby J.A. Dubois ; edited and translated by Henry K. Beauchamp.
260 _aMineola, NY :
_bDover Publications,
_c[2002]
300 _axxxiv, 741 p. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: Oxford : 3rd ed. Clarendon Press, 1897.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aPart-I : General view of society in India, and general remarks on the caste system Part-II: The four states of Brahmical life Part-III: Religions Appendix I- The Jains - Differences between them and the Brahmins Appendix II- The Eka-Dasi, or Eleventh day of the Moon Appendix III- Siva - Ratri, or Siva's night Appendix IV- Rules of conduct for women during their periodical uncleanness Appendix V- Remarks on the origin of the famous temple of Jagannath Appendix VI- Trial by Ordeal - its different forms
650 0 _aHinduism
_xCustoms and practices.
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651 0 _aIndia
_xSocial life and customs.
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