Art. VI.—Essay on the Creed and Customs of the Jangams

The various Brahmanical creeds prevailing among those Hindus who worship Vishnu and Siva have been amply illustrated by Colebrooke and other eminent scholars. When I was in England in 1836 the learned H. H. Wilson desired me to ascertain and describe the peculiarities of the Jangams or anti-brahmani...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1870-01, Vol.5 (1), p.141-146
Main Author: Brown, Charles P.
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Language:English
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Summary:The various Brahmanical creeds prevailing among those Hindus who worship Vishnu and Siva have been amply illustrated by Colebrooke and other eminent scholars. When I was in England in 1836 the learned H. H. Wilson desired me to ascertain and describe the peculiarities of the Jangams or anti-brahmanical worshippers of Siva, whom he had but slightly noticed in his Essay on Sects, in the seventeenth volume of the Asiatic Researches.
ISSN:1356-1863
0035-869X
2051-2066
1474-0591
DOI:10.1017/S0035869X00156783