The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3) by Fani, Shea, and Troyer
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"The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Fani, Shea, and Troyer is a Persian work on comparative religion written between 1645 and 1658. This remarkable text examines and compares Abrahamic, Dharmic, and other religions across mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East, spanning twelve chapters. It offers rare historical insights into Emperor Akbar's syncretic Din-i Ilahi and contains one of history's first mentions of Sikhism, drawing from
the author's interviews with scholars of numerous faiths across Patna, Kashmir, Lahore, and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Dubious author | Fani, Muhsin, -1672? |
|---|---|
| Translator | Shea, David, 1777-1836 |
| Translator | Troyer, Anthony, -1865 |
| Title |
The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3) translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabestan-e_Mazaheb |
| Note | Erroneously attributed to Muhsin Fani, d. 1671 or 2. Cf. Enc. of Islam, new ed. |
| Credits |
Produced by Édith Nolot, Bryan Ness, Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| Subject | Religions |
| Subject | Iran -- Religion |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63275 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-63275-9 |
| Release Date | Sep 23, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 843 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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