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This book furnishes probably for the first time a full and racy account of the entire spectrum of Indian entertainment from the angles of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. This scrutiny is based on original and secondary sources, epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics and tradition, to render it authentic and acceptable to scholars and the general public. In this examination of Indian Entertainment, modern games like cricket and so forth are excluded because ...
This work is the first full-length study of most aspects of Vijaynagara art, written after a personal and on-the spot study, of its various monuments, frescoes, friezes and other art-objects throughout southern India. The value of this work is enhanced by the publication of a number of relevant illustrations, and line drawings.
The book is a compilation of quotation - ancient and medieval, which express the sagacity and wisdom of Indian seers, thinkers and philosophers which definitely restrict us for using quotation of westerners.
Indian Witchcraft is an up-to-date, dynamic, and scholarly study, dealing with the problem from the angles of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. Based on original sources, the chief features of Indian witch-craft, its important deities, rituals, witches and wizards are discussed authoritatively, with full documentation and a select bibliography, in a racy and readable style bound to appeal universally.