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Aspects of Bengali Society - From Old Bengali Literature

1927

The practice of leaving a Jaya-patra " the Writ of Victory) Ity the seafaring husband in the custody of his wife as a proof of legitimacy of the child born of her was a necessity in these re gions. [...] The architectural ruins of Gaul! once the capital of the Mahomecrans draw the admiration of the world and Fergusson had incidentally to admit the abundance of stonbuildings in. [...] The idea of action r once again exercised a more powerful influence over the minds of the people than that of complete surrender in everything to gods fostered by the prevailing cult of devotio'n which became subsequently the guiding factor in the life of the people of this country. [...] The belief that mystic rites and mantras could wort wonders may be traced not only in almost every page of the literature of the Dharma-cult but also in the literature of the Hindu religion as illustrated by the legends of the sages e.g. [...] These stories prove the spirit of the times ad the pictures were librhaes drawn from the exact state of society in a particular period of About the various castes it cannot be denied that there was much peculiarity in the bygone da)s due probably to the prevalence of Buddhism in the land.
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Pages
189
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142855
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
1-18 Tamonash Das Gupta view
Introduction
19-34 unknown view
Chapter I Manners and Customs
1-10 unknown view
Chapter II Ship-Building and Commerce
10-33 unknown view
Chapter III Costumes
33-41 unknown view
Chapter IV Ornaments
41-46 unknown view
Chapter V Culinary Art
46-49 unknown view
Chapter VI Pastimes
49-53 unknown view
Chapter VII Warfare
54-63 unknown view
Chapter VIII War-Music
64-69 unknown view
Chapter IX Hindu-Moslem Unity
69-84 unknown view
Chapter X Architecture
84-116 unknown view
Chapter XI Religion
116-134 unknown view
Bibliography
135-138 unknown view
Index
139-147 unknown view

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