The Sacred Rivers of India : Edward Hopkins 1912
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Signed Rare 1912 Pamphlet on Hindu River Worship and Beliefs About Water The Sacred Rivers of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins
Hopkins, Edward Washburn. The Sacred Rivers of India. The MacMillan Company. New York. 1912. Signed First Edition.
An excerpt from Studies In the History of Religions Presented To Crawford Howell Toy by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends, this examination of Hindu religious beliefs and practices around the Ganges, Sarasvati, and other sacred rivers of India, providing cultural context from scripture, fable, mythology, and folklore concerning rivers, lakes, and water in general. This copy is signed by its author, Edward Washburn Hopkins, noted Sanskrit scholar at Yale.
Two copies found in OCLC as of August 2024.
213-229pp. Staple bound in printed blue paper wraps. Small chip top fore corner. Edges worn and darkened. Spine creased. Inscribed and initialed by author on front wrap. Fingerprint mark pg 228. Includes author’s compliment and table of contents inserts. Good.
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