The British discovery of Hinduism in the eighteenth century /

The British discovery of Hinduism in the eighteenth century / edited by P. J. Marshall. - Cambridge : University Press, 1970. - European understanding of India .

Reprints of either essays or chapters from books originally published between 1767 and 1790.

Chapters on The religious tenets of the Gentoos, by J. Z. Holwell.--A dissertation concerning Hindoos, by A. Dow.--The translator's preface to A code of Gentoo laws, by N. B. Halhed.--Letter to Nathaniel Smith, from the Bhăgvăt-Gēētā, by W. Hastings.--The translator's preface, from the Bhăgvăt-Gēētā, by C. Wilkins.--On the Gods of Greece, Italy and India, by W. Jones.--On the Hindus, by W. Jones.--On the chronology of the Hindus, by W. Jones.

0521077370 pbk.

73111132


Hinduism--History--18th century.


Great Britain--Civilization--Indic influences.
Great Britain--Civilization--18th century.

O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat-Narela Road, Sonepat, Haryana (India) - 131001

Send your feedback to glus@jgu.edu.in

Implemented & Customized by: BestBookBuddies   |   Maintained by: Global Library