A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos: Including a Minute Description of their Manners and Customs, and

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos: Including a Minute Description of their Manners and Customs, and
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Ward
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Religion
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreHinduism
ISBN/Barcode 9781108007917
ClassificationsDewey:294.5
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 February 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William Ward's account of the Hindu communities among whom he served as a Baptist missionary in Serampore in West Bengal was first published in 1811 and reprinted in this third edition in 1817. It was an extremely influential work that shaped British views of the newly defined entity of 'Hinduism' in the early nineteenth century. Ward and his fellow missionaries promoted social reforms and education, establishing the Serampore Mission Press in 1800 and Serampore College in 1818. Ward devoted twenty years to compiling his study of Hindu literature, history, mythology and religion, which was eventually published in four volumes. It provided richly detailed information, and was regarded as authoritative for the next fifty years. It is therefore still an important source for researchers in areas including Indian history, British colonialism, Orientalism and religious studies. Volume 1 describes and categorises Hindu deities and objects of worship, celestial, terrestrial, animate and inanimate.