Native Life in Travancore - Couverture souple

Mateer, Samuel

 
9781104299439: Native Life in Travancore

Synopsis

Native Life in Travancore is a book written by Samuel Mateer in 1883. The book is a comprehensive description of the social, cultural, and economic life of the people of Travancore, a region in the southern part of India. The author, who was a Christian missionary, spent several years living among the people of Travancore and studying their way of life. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the caste system, religion, marriage customs, education, agriculture, and trade. The author provides detailed descriptions of the various castes and sub-castes that exist in Travancore and how they interact with each other. He also discusses the different religions that are practiced in the region, including Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. The book also delves into the various customs and traditions that are followed during weddings and other important events in the lives of the people of Travancore. The author provides insights into the education system in the region and how it has evolved over the years. In addition, the book provides a detailed account of the agricultural practices in Travancore and how they have changed over time. The author also discusses the various trade routes and how they have contributed to the economic development of the region. Overall, Native Life in Travancore is an important historical document that provides a unique insight into the culture and way of life of the people of Travancore during the 19th century. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of India.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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