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Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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By Jean Antoine Dubois

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Nov 1, 2011
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784 pages
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BookAnnex
ISBN-13
9781411462113

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During his thirty-one years in India, the author, a Catholic missionary, observed and documented the caste system, Brahminical life, and the Hindu religion. In this 1906 English translation, he describes feasts, temples, objects of worship, and the four states of Brahminical life. He also offers prescient observations of the British position in India. A warning: his observations, while quirky and useful, are bigoted.


Jean Antoine Dubois

About the Author

Jean-Antoine Dubois (1765-1848) was a French Catholic missionary who ministered to the Holy Cross Church, Cordel in Mangalore, India, dressing and living as a Hindu for many years. He helped establish agricultural colonies and bring smallpox vaccination to the region. He translated the Hindu works Panchatantra and The Exploits of the Guru Paramarta into French.

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