Download or read book Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh written by John Biddulph and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The K firs of the Hindu Kush written by Sir George Scott Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kafiristan, or "The Land of the Infidels," was a region of eastern Afghanistan where the inhabitants had retained their traditional pagan culture and religion and rejected conversion to Islam. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush is a detailed ethnographic account of the Kafirs, written by George Scott Robertson (1852-1916), a British administrator in India. With the approval of the government of India, Robertson made a preliminary visit to Kafiristan in October 1889, and then lived among the Kafirs for almost a year, from October 1890 to September 1891. Robertson describes his journey from Chitral (in present-day Pakistan) to Kafiristan and the difficulties he encountered in traveling about the country and in gaining information about the Kafir culture and religion. The latter, he writes, "is a somewhat low form of idolatry, with an admixture of ancestor-worship and some traces of fire-worship also. The gods and goddesses are numerous, and of varying degrees of importance or popularity." Robertson describes religious practices and ceremonies, the tribal and clan structure of Kafir society, the role of slavery, the different villages in the region, and everyday life and social customs, including dress, diet, festivals, sport, the role of women in society, and much else that he observed first-hand. The book is illustrated with drawings, and it concludes with a large fold-out topographical map, which shows the author's route in Kafiristan. In 1896 the ruler of Afghanistan, Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (reigned 1880-1901), conquered the area and brought it under Afghan control. The Kafirs became Muslims and in 1906 the region was renamed Nuristan, meaning the "Land of Light," a reference to the enlightenment brought by Islam.
Download or read book A Catalogue of Works on Oriental History Languages and Literature written by Bernard Quaritch and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Accompaniment to Mitchell s Map of the World on Mercator s Projection written by Samuel Augustus Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Library and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Account of a Three Months Tour from Simla Through Bussahir Kun war and Spiti to Lahoul written by Harriet Georgiana Maria Manners-Sutton Murray-Aynsley and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes on the Chugani and Neighbouring Tribes of Kafiristan written by H. C. Tanner and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Accompaniment to Michell s Map of the World on Mercator s Projections written by Samuel Augustus Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Khotan Detailed Report of Archaeological Explorations in Chinese Turkestan written by Mark Aurel Stein and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Text with descriptive list of antiques by F H Andrews seventy two illustrations in text and appendices by L D Barnett S W Bushell E Chavannes A H Church A H Francke L de L czy D S Margoliouth E J Rapson F W Thomas written by Sir Aurel Stein and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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