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. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. CI)P i?lUtlU£f {conti7iued). Buddhist influence on Hindmsm—Tlie Jains—Jain temples and pilgrimages—The Parsees expelledfrom Persia—The towers of silence—Moslem attitude to the British—Various Moslem races-Mahometan soldiers—Rise of the Sikhs—The Giirus-Theistic religionists—Rammohun Roy—Keshub Chunder Sen—Christians—Eurasians—Variety of languages—Hindustani—Sanskrit—Pali—The
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. CI)P i?lUtlU£f {conti7iued). Buddhist influence on Hindmsm—Tlie Jains—Jain temples and pilgrimages—The Parsees expelledfrom Persia—The towers of silence—Moslem attitude to the British—Various Moslem races-Mahometan soldiers—Rise of the Sikhs—The Giirus-Theistic religionists—Rammohun Roy—Keshub Chunder Sen—Christians—Eurasians—Variety of languages—Hindustani—Sanskrit—Pali—The prakrits and modern vernaculars—Native literature—Forms of marriage —Polygamy—Essentials of Hindu marriage—Torchlight processions—Desire of male offspring—Property laws—The ryot, or cultivator—Modes of agriculture—Indian sports—Jugglers andsnake charmers—Results of British rule. B
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectcivilization, bookyea