ebooks Love; Roshi: Robert Baker Aitken and His Distant Correspondents by Helen J. Baroni in History

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Excerpt from Hindu Mythology; Vedic and PurânicOn my arrival in India; one of my first inquiries was for some full and trustworthy account of the mythology of the Hindus; but though directed to various works in which some information of the kind desired was to be found; I sought in vain for a complete and systematic work on this subject. Since then two classical dictionaries of India have been published; one in Madras and one in London; but though most useful books of reference; they do not meet the want that this book is intended to supply. For some years I have been making notes with the intention of arranging them in such a way that any one without much labour might gain a good general idea of the names; character; and actions of the principal gods of Hinduism. It should be noticed that this work does not profess to contain new translations of the Hindu Scriptures; nor to give very much information that is not to be found scattered in many other books. In a few cases original extracts have been made; but; generally speaking; my work has been to collect and arrange translations ready to hand. It has been my earnest endeavour to give a fair and impartial account of these deities; as far as possible in the very words of the sacred books; such an account as I should expect an honest-minded Hindu to give of God and His works from a careful study of the Bible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com