The Taj Mahal from the River.
LIFE AND TRAVEL
IN
INDIA
BEING RECOLLECTIONS OF A JOURNEY
BEFORE THE DAYS OF RAILROADS
BY
Anna Harriette Leonowens
Author of "Siam and the Siamese"
ILLUSTRATED
PHILADELPHIA
HENRY T. COATES & CO.
1897
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Copyright, 1884,
BY PORTER & COATES.
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THIS LITTLE VOLUME OF TRAVELS
Is Inscribed to
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM W. JUSTICE,
IN
GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP,
BY
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
| The Island of Bambâ Dèvi.—Sights and Scenes round about Bombay | 7 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Malabar Hill, and Domestic Life of the English in Bombay | 39 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| The Island of Shastee, commonly called Salsette.—Gharipoore, "the Town of Purification," or the Island and Caves of Elephanta | 51 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Sampwallas, or Serpent-Charmers.—Jâdoowallahs, or Miracle-Performers.—Nuzer-Bundyânâ,Mesmerizers.—Yogees, Spiritual Jugglers, and Naga-Poojmi, or Serpent-Worship, in India | 65 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| The Parsees, or Fire-Worshippers, of Bombay.—A Visit to a Fire-Priest and Astrologer.—His Astral Predictions.—The Gâthas.—Zoroaster.—His Life and Religion.—History of the Settlement of the Parsees in India | 79 |
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| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Domestic Life of the Fire-Worshippers.—The Zend-Avesta.—Parsee Rites and Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, Death, and Final Consignment to the Tower of Silence | 105 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Hindoo Treatment of the Sick.—Pundit's House Defiled.—Its Purification.—Short Sketch of the Different Races and ofthe Origin of Castes and Creeds among the People of Hindostan | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |