Lectures On India: Also, Descriptions Of Remarkable Customs And Personages In Other Pagan And Mohammedan Countries - Softcover

Caleb Wright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461625814 ISBN 13: 9780461625813

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Lectures On India: Also, Descriptions Of Remarkable Customs And Personages In Other Pagan And Mohammedan Countries by Caleb Wright. This 1849 work gathers Wright's lectures on India and descriptions of costumes and remarkable personages illustrated by numerous engravings. Wright traveled over forty thousand miles to collect information on the diverse races and their peculiar manners, habits, and superstitions, presenting a detailed account of Hindu society, religious practices, and social customs. The volume comprises lectures on India, descriptions of costumes and remarkable personages in India, and extensive sections on the Thugs, Shasters, Hindu festivals, and the status of women. It pairs vivid engravings with moral commentary, reflecting a 19th-century Protestant missionary perspective on religion, caste, gender, and ritual. The book serves as a historical artifact of Western ethnography and religious polemic, documenting temple worship, processions, and social customs, including infanticide, sati, marriage practices, and the Thuggee system, alongside reflections on education, reform, and missions. It functions as both a travelogue and a catalog of engravings, illustrating the era’s attitudes toward non-Christian cultures.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461625814
• ISBN 13: 9780461625813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306