The Journal Of The Royal Asiatic Society For 1886

Author : Royal Asiatic Society of G. B. And Ire
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483705067
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1886, Vol. 18 (Classic Reprint) written by Royal Asiatic Society of G. B. And Ire and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1886, Vol. 18 It was by such mercantile settlements in seaport towns spread along the winding coast-line of Southern Asia, from Suez to Canton, that knowledge of various kinds could be very easily communicated from one country to another. This might happen at any time, from the beginning of ocean navigation in the third millennium before Christ, at the mouth of the Euphrates, down to modern days. This is the simplest way to account for the diffusion of the common arts and institutions and the common beliefs of the oriental nations. We speak of oriental magnificence, oriental imagery, oriental hospitality, oriental imagination, oriental costume. The reason why the word Oriental serves for China, India, Persia, and Arabia alike, is partly because the intercourse always maintained between these countries by sea has occasioned a considerable identity in customs, in thinking, and in religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.