Mind, body and wealth: a study of belief and practice in an Indian village / [by] D.F. Pocock

Pocock, David Francis

1973, 1st Edition. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #354927
ISBN: 0631150005

Physical description: xv, 187 pages map 22 cm. Contents: Introductory -- brothers are rivals -- The evil eye -- envy and greed -- Goddess cults -- status and change -- The old pattern -- purity with impurity -- A Vaishnavite sect -- the way of grace -- A reformed sect -- the Satsang -- The contemporary need -- Guruji. Subjects: Hinduism India Gujarat. Patidars Social life and customs.
Patidars Religion. Patridar (North-West Indian people).

Price: €12.95