[INDOLOGY] Book recommendations? Folklore, British colonial era

[Lubomír Ondračka]

I would recommend this book:

J. Abbott, The Keys of Power: A Study of Indian Ritual and Belief, London: Methuen, 1932.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.219400

It is a treasure that I consult quite often. There are several Indian reprints (under the title: Indian ritual and belief: The keys of power), I have this one (from Manohar, it costs only 750 Rs):
https://www.manoharbooks.com/BookDetails.asp?Id=2835&isbn=9788173043390

The book will be reprinted this year by Routledge (and will cost ₤130!):
https://www.routledge.com/The-Keys-of-Power-A-Study-of-Indian-Ritual-and-Belief/Abbott/p/book/9781032005645

Best
Lubomir


On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:20:31 +0000
Valerie Roebuck via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> The Rites of the Twice-Born, by Sinclair Stevenson. Mrs Stevenson was a missionary trying to bring Christianity to Hindu women, so her account obviously reflects her prejudices. But she clearly loved the women themselves, and the book tells you a great deal about both sides of the colonial story and the way of life of upper class Hindus at the time. And it’s by and about women! Hooray!
> 
> Valerie J Roebuck
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On 24 Jan 2021, at 22:08, jmdelire via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
> > 
> > Dear Patricia,
> > 
> > Charles Allen or William Dalrymple are names you can look for. Dalrymple's books, while written for the layman, are usually full of very useful footnotes.
> > 
> > Dr Jean Michel Delire,
> > Lecturer on Science and Civilization of India - Sanskrit texts, IHEB (University of Brussels)
> > 
> > 
> > Le 24.01.2021 22:44, Patricia Sauthoff via INDOLOGY a écrit :
> >> Dear Friends,
> >> A former student is looking for some book recommendations on books
> >> that cover Indian Folklore, magic and mythical tales, and an accurate
> >> account of life during the era of British colonialism. (Scholarly or
> >> non-scholarly work is fine.)
> >> Many thanks in advance
> >> --
> >> Dr. Patricia Sauthoff, PhD
> >> Postdoctoral Fellow
> >> AyurYog.org [1]
> >> Department of History and Classics
> >> University of Alberta
> >> Edmonton, Canada
> >> Links:
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> >> [1] http://AyurYog.org
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