Folklore of Wells: Being a Study of Water-Worship in East and West by Masani
"Folklore of Wells: Being a Study of Water-Worship in East and West" by R. P. Masani is an anthropological study written in the early 20th century. The work explores the significance of water worship across various cultures, particularly focusing on the customs, beliefs, and rituals associated with wells in both Eastern and Western traditions. It aims to illustrate the deep reverence people hold for water and the spirits they believe inhabit these
sources, as well as the social implications tied to these customs. The opening of the book introduces the inspiration behind the study, stemming from the author's experiences as the Municipal Secretary of Bombay. It recounts the protests he received from the community regarding municipal orders to close certain wells linked to malaria prevention, highlighting the intertwining of religious sentiment with modern health concerns. Masani reflects on the significance of water in ritualistic practices, illustrating how social customs and folklore hold remnants of ancient beliefs about water as a living entity, often inhabited by spirits. He hints at a more extensive investigation into the various beliefs surrounding water worship that occur not only in Bombay but across different cultural contexts, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination in the chapters to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.html.images | 333 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.epub3.images | 628 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.epub.images | 630 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.epub.noimages | 172 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.kf8.images | 730 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.kindle.images | 700 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61813.txt.utf-8 | 290 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61813/pg61813-h.zip | 584 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Masani, Rustom Pestonji, 1876-1966 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 96909180 |
| Title | Folklore of Wells: Being a Study of Water-Worship in East and West |
| Note | Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore |
| Subject | Holy wells |
| Subject | Water -- Folklore |
| Subject | Water -- Religious aspects |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61813 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 130 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
