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Klappentext Volume 2 of this influential early nineteenth-century British work on Hinduism describes places of worship and ritual practices. Zusammenfassung This is volume 2 of William Ward's four-volume study of the religion and culture of West Bengal where he served as a missionary in the early nineteenth century! in its 1817 third edition. It focuses on places of worship! ritual practices! and beliefs about death and reincarnation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book II. Of the Temples! Images! Priests! and Temple Worship of the Hindoos: 1. Of the temples; 2. Of the images; 3. Of the priests; 4. Of the worship in the temples; Book III. Of the Stated Periods of Worship! and Various Duties and Ceremonies: 1. Of the times of worship; 2. Appointed rites and ceremonies; Book IV [Not present in the original edition]; Book V. Doctrines of the Hindoo Religion: 1. Of the transmigration of souls; 2. Judgment of men after death; 3. Of future happiness; 4. Of future punishments; Book VI. Hindoo Saints! or Mendicants: 1. Preparatory duties of a mendicant; Book VII. Hindoo Religious Sects: 1. Account of the regular Hindoo sects; 2. Account of the Bouddhus; 3. Account of the Joinus; 4. Account of the Shikhs; 5. Account of the followers of Choitunyu; 6. Analysis of all the Hindoo sects; Concluding remarks.
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Book II. Of the Temples, Images, Priests, and Temple Worship of the Hindoos: 1. Of the temples; 2. Of the images; 3. Of the priests; 4. Of the worship in the temples; Book III. Of the Stated Periods of Worship, and Various Duties and Ceremonies: 1. Of the times of worship; 2. Appointed rites and ceremonies; Book IV [Not present in the original edition]; Book V. Doctrines of the Hindoo Religion: 1. Of the transmigration of souls; 2. Judgment of men after death; 3. Of future happiness; 4. Of future punishments; Book VI. Hindoo Saints, or Mendicants: 1. Preparatory duties of a mendicant; Book VII. Hindoo Religious Sects: 1. Account of the regular Hindoo sects; 2. Account of the Bouddhus; 3. Account of the Joinus; 4. Account of the Shikhs; 5. Account of the followers of Choitunyu; 6. Analysis of all the Hindoo sects; Concluding remarks.
