Author: Ernest F. Ward

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Published: 2015-07-04

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781330676783

Excerpt from Echoes From Bharatkhand Yes, another book on India. This marvelous country must of necessity continue to cause books to be produced so long as time shall last. The conditions that now exist in that strange land, and that have existed for so many centuries, are so peculiar and so strikingly unique, even to the traveler of long and varied experiences, that those who see them and know about them must continue to write about them. This is especially true regarding religion and religious conditions. India has a greater quantity of religion than any other country in the world; and, it may almost be said with truth, more than all other lands combined; and the religion found there and which exists in so many various forms, is so deep, so varied and so peculiar, that nearly all classes of people who have ever come in contact with it, are compelled to be interested in it. Furthermore, these types of religion materially affect every phase and condition of human existence to such an extent that in very many cases they dominate all social and political life. The simple touching of a bit of food, a drinking vessel or a cooking utensil would be considered an offense meriting severe punishment, and the unlucky offender would be fortunate if he escaped a mobbing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.