Author: James HornellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chank
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Indian Conch (Turbinella Pyrum, Linn.) and Its Relation to Hindu Life and Religion
Author: James HornellMarine Shells of Goa
Author: Sangeeta M. SonakPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319550993
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book offers a unique introduction to the study of shells and molluscs for all those who take pleasure in shells, the treasure of the sea. However, unlike other shell albums, compendiums or guides, the central focus of this book is on shells and not molluscs. Therefore, in addition to the classification and identification of shells, the book also addresses aspects including the shell art and shell craft of Goa, the importance of shells, and literary works related to shells and their writers. The book also describes various shell habitats of Goa. The primary objective of this book is to introduce readers to the concept of shell heritage and to spark curiosity and scientific interest, not just among conchologists but also local and visiting beachgoers. Accordingly, it primarily uses straightforward, non-technical language. The book will also appeal to those readers without any previous knowledge of the subject, helping them to understand and appreciate the shells that they collect from the seashores of Goa.
The Mothers
Author: Robert BriffaultPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World
Author: Martha ChaiklinPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030425959
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scholars investigate how the roles of equines, ungulates, sub-ungulates, mollusks, and avians expand our understandings of commerce, human societies, and world systems. Focusing primarily on the period 1500-1900, they explore how animals and their products shaped the relationships between populations in the IOW and Europeans arriving by maritime routes. By elucidating this fundamental yet under-explored aspect of encounters and exchanges in the IOW, these interdisciplinary essays further our understanding of the region, the environment, and the material, political and economic history of the world.
Man
Author: Popular Hinduism and Hindu Mythology
Author: The Provident Sea
Author: D. H. CushingPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521257271
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Based on original scientific material, this study traces the history of fish stock management (including whales and seals) up to recent times when problems of over-exploitation have had dramatic effects upon stocks.
Notes on the Fauna and Fishing Industries of the Laccadive Islands
Author: S. Ramaswami AyyangarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Brāhmanism and Hinduism Or Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of Th Hindūs
Author: Monier-WilliamsHinduism
Author: Kim KnottPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198745540
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Hinduism is practised by about 80% of India's population, and by about 30,000,000 people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? This work gives concise insights into the central preoccupations of Hinduism.