Author: MAURICE THOMAS
Title: Indian antiquities: or, Dissertations, relative to the ancient geographical divisions- of Hindostan... Volume 2: commencing the survey of the theology of Hindostan and considering that theology, principally, in its physical and symbolical allusions
Description: London, Printed for the author, and sold by W. Richardson, 1794. 400pp.illustrated with 2 figures in text + folding frontispiece ("An ancient Persian fire-temple") + 5 plates out of text of which 3 folding ("Callee or the Black Goddess-", "Sculpture on an ancient Mausoleum at Persepolis", "An ancient sacrifice to the Sun-", 2 views of a temple at Dindara the ancient Tentara in Upper Egypt, "The Matse Avatar"), 1st edition, nice modern half-cloth binding, some foxing but text always very well readable, 22cm. 3 library stamps (at first and last page as well as at verso of the frontispiece), good condition, [This volume contains: "Dissertation II: The theology of Hindostan: comprehending the history of the rise, progress, and diffusion, of superstition, during the most early periods, in Asia" (pp.1-395), Appendix (p.396), Ode to Mithra sung by the Persian army after engagement (pp.397-400)], X80079

Keywords: Orientalia Asiatica Azië Asie Hindustan India Indologie Indology religie religion Hinduism Hindoeisme Hindouisme oudheid antiquity Persica


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