The Thugs or Phansigars of India
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-5a78b69a27836c08eee2
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B5-039
- Author or attribution
- Sleeman, W. H.
- Record type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1839
- Source / repository
- Harvard copy (Google scan), via Internet Archive
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 5, November 2026; Thuggee; Colonial Sources
Description and curator notes
American edition of Sleeman's thuggee history, a key source of the 'Kali cult' stereotype.
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Title: The Thugs or Phansigars of India
Authors: Sleeman, W. H.
Record type: Book
Language: English
Year: 1839
Source / Publisher: Harvard copy (Google scan), via Internet Archive
Full-text URL: https://archive.org/details/thugsorphansiga00sleegoog
Subjects: Thuggee; Colonial Sources
Description: American edition of Sleeman's thuggee history, a key source of the 'Kali cult' stereotype.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 820-record catalogue + batches 1-4, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-4)
Source access
Read or locate the original source at Harvard copy (Google scan), via Internet Archive
Rights and reading conditions
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Citation
Sleeman, W. H.. The Thugs or Phansigars of India. Harvard copy (Google scan), via Internet Archive. 1839. https://archive.org/details/thugsorphansiga00sleegoog
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