Crime And Religious Beliefs In India [Hardcover]
Rare and modern books
Augustus Somerville
Gyan Publishing House,
2020
Crime And Religious Beliefs In India [Hardcover]
Rare and modern books
Augustus Somerville
Gyan Publishing House,
2020
65.16 €
(Delhi,
India)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 2020
- ISBN
- 1111004220399
- Author
- Augustus Somerville
- Pages
- 253
- Publishers
- Gyan Publishing House
- Keyword
- History
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Print on demand
- True
Description
About the Book :-This book illustrates the interesting features of crime in India, and the influence of religious beliefs and customs. It also is an account of crime and criminal methods. The chapters deal with prostitution, DevDasis, Dope traffic, China town, origin of opium, the worship of rural deities, the worship of serpents, devil worship, haunts and schools of crime, thieves market, night haunts, religious aspects of crime, child sacrifice, religious customs and human sacrifice and slavery. The author was the Commissioner of Police in Calcutta, and this book was first published in 1931.
