Cults, customs and superstitions of India. Rev. and enl. ed. With illus. from photographs and from drawings by William Campbell Oman (1908)
Oman, John Campbell, 1841-1911 · London T.F. Unwin · leaf 311
n my classification that I desireto give prominence in this chapter, having previouslydevoted an entire volume^ to the case of the religiousmendicant sects or orders. Some recent books have given us an insight into thelives and doings of beggars in certain European countries,laying bare the cunning… … A RAJPUT GIRL ON A BEGGING TOUR To/act pay:e 132 MENDICANCY AND MENDICANTS 233 gentry and making us acquainted with the remarkablymethodical arrangements and efficient organization uponwhich they rely for the purpose of exploiting to their ownadvantage the world of simple charitable folks upon…
Superstition · India -- Social life and customs · India -- Religion
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