audiobook The Landmarks of New York: An Illustrated Record of the City's Historic Buildings by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel in History

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In order that the reader may learn at once what he may expect to find in the following pages; I shall supply here a fuller and more connected summary of their contents than is furnished by the table which follows thir preface. cT he Introduction (pp. 1-6) contains a very rapid survey of the sources from which our information on the subject of caste is to be derived; viz. theY edic hymns; theB rahmanas; theE pic poems; and the Puranas; in which the chronological order and the general characteristics of these works are stated. The first chapter (pp. 1-160) comprehends the mythical accounts of the creation of man and of the origin of castes which are to be found in theY edic hymns; in theB rahmanas and their appendages; in the Kamayana; theM ahabharata; and the Puranas. The first section (pp. 7-15) contains a translation of the celebrated hymn called Purusha Sukta; which appears to be the oldest extant authority for attributing a separate origin to the four castes; and a discussion of the question whether the creation there described was intended by its author to convey a literal or an allegorical sense. The second; third; and fourth sections (pp.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings; such as: Philosophy; Classics; Science; Religion; History; Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org