The Voyages and Manifesto of William Fergusson, a Surgeon of the East India Company, 1731–1739. Edited with an introduction and notes by Derek L. Elliott. pp. 185. Published by Routledge for the Hakluyt Society, London, 2021

Muslim intolerance in Mocha repels him, but he is comforted by the religious freedom of Bombay under the Company, and by what he hears of Hindu openness and kindness to animals. [...]he is interestingly explicit about the system of values that filters his experience, hearsay and reading about China....

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 2022, Vol.32 (3), p.710-711
Main Author: Knight, Lionel
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Gossip
Hearsay
Kindness
Openness
Religion
Scurvy
Surgeons
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Summary:Muslim intolerance in Mocha repels him, but he is comforted by the religious freedom of Bombay under the Company, and by what he hears of Hindu openness and kindness to animals. [...]he is interestingly explicit about the system of values that filters his experience, hearsay and reading about China. There is also much incidental information of interest: some reported, as concerning the ‘humane Tempers’ of the Andaman Islanders; some gathered first hand about the Banians of Mocha, or the port of Malacca, or St Helena society, or the treatment of scurvy.
ISSN:1356-1863
2051-2066
1474-0591
DOI:10.1017/S1356186321000432