1905. A study of Sadhuism, with an account of the Yogis, Sanyasis, Bairagis and other strange Hindu sectarians. This volume is concerned with the results of the most deep-seated and abiding ideas and sentiments of the Indian people and will help to interpret the people of India to that section of the English public which is interested in a little known, but fascinating, land. A great many curious myths, legends and stories about ascetics of various sects may be found within. Illustrated.
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ASCETICISM is a common feature in all religious systems, and is the practical expression of certain definite phases of religious sentiment and philosophical speculation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Northern India, Supreme Being, Hassan Khan, Govind Singh, Religious Sects of the Hindus, Sketch of the Religious Sects, Southern India, Baba Nanak, Gareeb Das, Sir Monier Williams, Yoga Vidya, Colonel Sleeman, Miss Fallon, Hindu Pantheon, Jogi Tilla, Professor Wilson, Swami Bhaskarananda, Aghora Ghanta, Anup Kaur, Divine Spirit, Golden Temple, Great Indian Epics, Kabir Panthis, Kapala Kundala, Santokh Das New!
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ASCETICISM is a common feature in all religious systems, and is the practical expression of certain definite phases of religious sentiment and philosophical speculation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Northern India, Supreme Being, Hassan Khan, Govind Singh, Religious Sects of the Hindus, Sketch of the Religious Sects, Southern India, Baba Nanak, Gareeb Das, Sir Monier Williams, Yoga Vidya, Colonel Sleeman, Miss Fallon, Hindu Pantheon, Jogi Tilla, Professor Wilson, Swami Bhaskarananda, Aghora Ghanta, Anup Kaur, Divine Spirit, Golden Temple, Great Indian Epics, Kabir Panthis, Kapala Kundala, Santokh Das New!
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- Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus by H.H. Wilson on 4 pages
- Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies by Jean Antoine DuBois on page 51, page 145, and page 281
- Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moor on page 23, page 26, and page 154
- Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece (First Series) by John Addington Symonds on page 42, and page 53
- Golden Temple by Patwant Singh on page 220, and page 259
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- Mystic Way a Psychological Study in Christian Origins (Kessinger Publishing's Rare Reprints) by Evelyn Underhill on page 24, and Back Matter
- Net of Magic: Wonders and Deceptions in India by Lee Siegel in Back Matter
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- Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition (Collected Papers on South Asia) by Julia Leslie on page 143
- The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India by Joseph S. Alter in Back Matter
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