The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... India , who coined the Sanskrit name Himalaya - from hima , " snow , " and alaya , " abode " -for this great mountain system . In modern times , the Himalayas have constituted the greatest attraction and the greatest challenge to ...
... India , who coined the Sanskrit name Himalaya - from hima , " snow , " and alaya , " abode " -for this great mountain system . In modern times , the Himalayas have constituted the greatest attraction and the greatest challenge to ...
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... India . Although the Caitanya movement may have tended to relax caste barriers , the complex Bengali system of sub- castes , known as Kulīnism , persisted , as did the Śākta cults , often involving animal sacrifice and in some cases ...
... India . Although the Caitanya movement may have tended to relax caste barriers , the complex Bengali system of sub- castes , known as Kulīnism , persisted , as did the Śākta cults , often involving animal sacrifice and in some cases ...
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... India as a secular state The ap- pearance of a new deity : Santosī Mātā. Vivekananda and the Ramakrishna Mission were always uncompromisingly nonpolitical , their effect in promoting the movement for self - government is quite evident ...
... India as a secular state The ap- pearance of a new deity : Santosī Mātā. Vivekananda and the Ramakrishna Mission were always uncompromisingly nonpolitical , their effect in promoting the movement for self - government is quite evident ...
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