Brahmanism and Hinduism; or, Religious Thought and Life in India
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-fifty-042
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-50-042
- Author or attribution
- Monier Monier-Williams
- Record type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1891
- Source / repository
- rarebooksocietyofindia.org
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 50 Full-Text Sources — November 2026; Historical and literary sources; Historical Accounts and Colonial Records
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Chapter VII, Saktism, or Goddess-worship, discusses Kali and the worship of divine power. This complete edition is useful for studying nineteenth-century representations of Shakta religion, including their orientalist and missionary assumptions.
Curator source KALI-50-042. Historical and literary sources. Export dated 5 November 2026.
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42 Brahmanism and Hinduism; or, Religious Thought and Life in India
Monier Monier-Williams • 1891
Historical religious studies book • English
Fourth enlarged edition; New York: Macmillan and Co.
Chapter VII, Saktism, or Goddess-worship, discusses Kali and the worship of divine power. This complete edition is useful for studying nineteenth-century representations of Shakta religion, including their orientalist and missionary assumptions.
Access: Complete 648-page scan downloaded and checked; Kali-relevant chapter at printed pages 180–208. A separate truncated 121-page scan was rejected.
Full text: https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10151221692356675.pdf
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Curator-reported free reading access, not a blanket republication licence. Follow the linked host's copyright and reuse conditions. No full source text is reproduced. Curator access note: Complete 648-page scan downloaded and checked; Kali-relevant chapter at printed pages 180–208. A separate truncated 121-page scan was rejected.
Citation
Monier Monier-Williams. Brahmanism and Hinduism; or, Religious Thought and Life in India. rarebooksocietyofindia.org. 1891. Historical religious studies book • English
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