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1	In Quest of Indian Folktales more books like this by Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube, William Crooke, Dr. Sadhana Naithani add to wishlist "In Quest of Indian Folktales" publishes for the first time a collection of northern Indian folktales from the late 19th century. Reputedly the work of William Crooke, a well-known folklorist and British colonial official, the tales were actually collected, selected, and translated by a certain Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube. In 1996, Sadhana Naithani ... see all copies from $37.70! new only from $37.70! \| first editions
2	The people of India more books like this by Sir Herbert Hope Risley, William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $19.46! new only from $25.11!
3	A Glossary of North Indian Peasant Life more books like this by William Crooke, Shahid Amin (Editor) add to wishlist 100 years ago William Crooke, a pioneer colonial ethnographer and historian with the Indian Civil Service, compiled but never published this glossary, a manuscript of which was recently discovered in London by the editor. Exploring all aspects of North Indian peasant life, including agricultural implements and operations, domestic utensils and ... see all copies from $5.15! SVS
4	The Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $38.20! new only from $38.20!
5	Travels in India: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Set more books like this by William Crooke (Editor), Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, V. Ball add to wishlist see all copies from $20.25! new only from $20.25! \| first editions
6	Mysticism as Modernity: Nationalism and the Irrational in Hermann Hesse, Robert Musil and Max Frisch by William Crooke add to wishlist This work reconsiders the connections between mysticism, nationalism and modernity in twentieth-century German cultures. Disengaging mysticism from occultism, the author creates a new space for reconsidering mysticism's links to larger structures of modernity already at play at the turn of the century. Rather than dismissing mysticism as a strain ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $65.97! \| first editions
7	The North-Western Provinces of India; their history, ethnology, and administration more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $14.63! new only from $14.63! \| first editions
8	Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan, Set more books like this by James Tod, William Crooke (Editor) add to wishlist This work relates to the (erstwhile) Central and Western Rajput States of India. It embodies the Ethnology of Rajputs, their religious and social practices, their festivals and rites, their legal and political institutions and the merits and demerits of their character, It presents a real portrait of the different aspects of Rajput life: their ... see all copies from $37.08! new only from $37.08!
9	The Tribes and Castes of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, 4 Vols. Set, Bound 2 by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $36.42! new only from $36.42! \| first editions
10	Folktales from Northern India more books like this by William Crooke (Editor), Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube, Dr. Sadhana Naithani (Introduction by) add to wishlist This volume contains original stories from a variety of narrators - professional storytellers belonging to the aboriginal races of India, village school teachers and the rural and common people. It is a diverse collection, with universal themes that show how humankind interacts with the network of social, ethical and cultural relationships. It has ... see all copies from $11.61! new only from $30.85! \| first editions
11	Natives of Northern India (1907) more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $17.00! new only from $22.96! \| first editions
12	Religion & folklore of northern India more books like this by William Crooke, R. E. Enthoven add to wishlist see all copies from $14.04! new only from $14.04! \| first editions
13	Things Indian: Being Discursive Notes on Various Subjects Connected with India by William Crooke add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $20.25! \| first editions \| SVS
14	A new account of East India and Persia, being nine years' travels, 1672-1681. more books like this by John Fryer, William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $48.22! new only from $69.31! \| first editions
15	Islam in India; or, the Qanun-i-Islam; the customs of the Musalmans of India; comprising a full and exact account of their various rites and ceremonies from the moment of birth to the hour of death. more books like this by Jafar Sharif, Gerhard Andreas Herklots, William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $13.99! new only from $13.99!
16	The talking thrush; and other tales from India more books like this by William Crooke, W. H. D. Rouse add to wishlist see all copies from $19.15! new only from $19.15! \| SVS
17	Races of northern India more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $25.22! new only from $25.22!
18	An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India by William Crooke add to wishlist This book collates observation of the Brahaminical traditions as prevalent in Northern India. The objective of the author was to place before the other officers of British Indian government an understanding of the creed of the people that they worked among. The book was first published in 1894. see all copies from $22.32! new only from $22.32!
19	An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE GODLING8 OF DISEASE. Kai yiJg textit{rolyt textit{Kukov textit{%pvr69povos "ApTf/iij textit{aipirev o oi dun flaXutria youfeu a Ir.iAD, ix, 533 35. ... see all copies from $19.66! new only from $19.66!
20	The Tribes and Castes of the Northwestern Provinces and Oudh V4 by William Crooke add to wishlist In Four Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, ... see all copies from $31.97! new only from $31.97! \| SVS
21	Observations on the Mussulmauns of India more books like this by Mir. Mrs Hasan 'Ali, William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $4.93!
22	Rural and Agricultural Glossary of the North Western Provinces by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $20.25! new only from $20.25!
23	Folklore of India more books like this by William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $34.27! new only from $59.83!
24	The talking thrush; stories of birds and beasts more books like this by William Crooke, W. H. D. Rouse add to wishlist see all copies from $91.77! first editions
25	Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan, or the central and western Rajput states of India more books like this by James Tod, William Crooke add to wishlist see all copies from $22.50!

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