Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen
by John Scudder
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About this eBook
- Author
- Scudder, John, 1793-1855
- Title
- Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity
- Subject
- India -- Religious life and customs
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 13539
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13539
- Release Date
- September 27, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.DR. SCUDDER'S — TALES FOR LITTLE READERS, — ABOUT THE HEATHEN. — by
- 2.Dr. John Scudder
- 3.CONTENTS. — DR. SCUDDER'S — TALES FOR LITTLE READERS, — ABOUT THE HEATHEN.
- 4.CHAPTER I. — GENERAL REMARKS
- 5.CHAPTER II. — THE COLOR AND ORNAMENTS OF THE HINDOOS.
- 6.CHAPTER III. — DRESS, HOUSES, EATING, AND SALUTATION OF THE HINDOOS.
- 7.CHAPTER IV. — MARRIAGE AMONG THE HINDOOS.
- 8.CHAPTER V. — DEATH AND FUNERALS OF THE HINDOOS.
- 9.CHAPTER VI. — THE GODS OF THE HINDOOS.
- 10.CHAPTER VII. — THE THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLIONS OF THE GODS OF THE HINDOOS—THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE—THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS—THE DIFFERENT HELLS.
- 11.CHAPTER VIII. — HINDOO CASTES.
- 12.CHAPTER IX. — HINDOO TEMPLES—CARS—PROCESSION OF IDOLS.
- 13.CHAPTER X. — FESTIVALS OF THE HINDOOS.
- 14.CHAPTER XI. — THE WORSHIP OF THE SERPENT.
- 15.CHAPTER XII. — THE RIVER GANGES.
- 16.CHAPTER XIII. — THE GODDESS DURGA.
- 17.CHAPTER XIV. — THE GODDESS KARLE.
- 18.CHAPTER XV. — SELF-TORTURES OF THE HINDOOS.
- 19.CHAPTER XVI. — THE SUTTEE, OR BURNING OF WIDOWS.
- 20.CHAPTER XVII. — THE REVENGEFUL NATURE OF THE HINDOO RELIGION.
- 21.CHAPTER XVIII. — THE DECEPTION OF THE HINDOOS.
- 22.CHAPTER XIX. — SUPERSTITION OF THE HINDOOS.
- 23.CHAPTER XX. — BURMAH, CHINA, ETC., ETC.
- 24.CHAPTER XXI. — THE DUTY OF PRAYING AND CONTRIBUTING FOR THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.
- 25.CHAPTER XXII. — PERSONAL LABORS AMONG THE HEATHEN.
- 26.CHAPTER XXIII. — SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL IN INDIA AND CEYLON.
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