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ReadThe History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2
Karl Otfried Müller
The work is a scholarly, multi‑volume study of the Dorian tribe, presented here in English as the second and…
ReadThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 09 of 12)
James George Frazer
James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough is a scholarly survey of the rites, myths and superstitions that…
ReadTravels in the footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis
Sir R. Lambert (Robert Lambert) Playfair
ReadFarthest North, Vol. I Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
Fridtjof Nansen
The work is a first‑person record of Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893‑96 Fram expedition, presented as a scientific and…
ReadHistory of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery
King, L. W. (Leonard William); Hall, H. R.
The work of Leonard W. King and Harry R. Hall is a scholarly supplement to Professor Maspero’s classic…
ReadThe Idea of God in Early Religions
F. B. Jevons
The work is a scholarly investigation of religion that treats the notion of God as an inner, psychological…
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4
R. V. Russell
The work is a scholarly ethnographic survey of the Kumhar caste, a community of potters in the Central…
The Bronze Age in Ireland
George Coffey
George Coffey’s work is a scholarly synthesis of his own articles, many of which first appeared in the…
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1
R. V. Russell
The work is a government‑commissioned ethnographic survey of the Central Provinces, prepared under the…
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ReadThe Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and Languages The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3
Hubert Howe Bancroft
The volume is a sprawling nineteenth‑century reference work that gathers together the myths, religious…
ReadHistory of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)
Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp); Birch, Samuel
The work is a scholarly reference on ancient pottery, the second volume of a two‑part series compiled by H.
ReadThe ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2): Being a History of the Ancient and Modern Pottery and Porcelain Works of the Kingdom and of Their Productions of Every Class
Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt
Llewellynn F. W. Jewitt’s The Ceramic Art of Great Britain is a scholarly survey that traces the development…
ReadHistorical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
This volume is a scholarly survey of early Spanish exploration and its impact on the sedentary Pueblo peoples…
ReadThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 3
R. V. Russell
The work is a scholarly ethnographic survey of the peoples of the Central Provinces of India, compiled by…
ReadThe gods of Mexico
Lewis Spence
Lewis Spence’s The Gods of Mexico is a scholarly survey of the religious beliefs of the ancient Nahua…
An Account of Egypt
Herodotus
Herodotus’s “An Account of Egypt” is the second book of his monumental nine‑book History, a work that blends…
ReadMalay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula
Walter William Skeat
Walter William Skeat’s Malay Magic offers a scholarly survey of the folklore and popular religion of the…
ReadThe uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; vol. 1 of 2 Being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics
J. G. Wood
The work is an ambitious nineteenth‑century ethnographic survey that seeks to bring together, in a single…
ReadThe Todas
W. H. R. Rivers
The work is a scholarly ethnographic monograph that records the customs, institutions, and material culture…
ReadAncient Britain and the Invasions of Julius Caesar
T. Rice Holmes
Thomas Rice Holmes’s work is a scholarly survey that seeks to trace the whole sweep of British prehistory up…
ReadThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55, 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
The volume is a scholarly compilation of primary documents and ethnographic excerpts that illuminate the…
ReadWakeman's handbook of Irish antiquities
W. F. Wakeman
Wakeman’s Handbook of Irish Antiquities is a scholarly survey of Ireland’s prehistoric and early‑Christian…
ReadThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12)
James George Frazer
James George Frazer’s third‑edition volume of The Golden Bough is a scholarly survey of comparative religion,…
ReadDie Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen
C. Semper
Der Text ist ein Reise‑ und Naturbericht aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, verfasst von Carl Semper, einem…