Crime And Religious Beliefs In India

About the Book :-This book illustrates the interesting features of crime in India, and the influence of religious beliefs and customs. It also is an account of crime and criminal methods. The chapters deal with prostitution, DevDasis, Dope traffic, China town, origin of opium, the worship of rural deities, the worship of serpents, devil worship, haunts and schools of crime, thieves market, night haunts, religious aspects of crime, child sacrifice, religious customs and human sacrifice and slavery. The author was the Commissioner of Police in Calcutta, and this book was first published in 1931. About the Author:-Augustus Somerville was born on 8th August, 1839 in England to Charlotte Bagot and Rev. Hon. William Somerville. He was a British author. He is the author of books such as Crime and Religious Beliefs in India, At Midnight Comes the Killer, The Passing of the Forest Gods, Shikar Near Calcutta: With a Trip to the Sunderbunds, Strange Tales of Shikar, and Mysterious Crimes.This book illustrates the interesting features of crime in India and the bearing on the influence of religious beliefs and customs. It also is an account of crime and criminal methods. The chapters deal with prostitution, Devdasis, Dope traffic etc. The Title 'Crime And Religious Beliefs In India written/authored/edited by Augustus Somerville', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232784 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 253 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English.