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The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3)

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"The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Fani, Shea, and Troyer is a Persian work on comparative religion written between 1645 and 1658. This remarkable text examines and compares Abrahamic, Dharmic, and other religions across mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East, spanning twelve chapters. It offers rare historical insights into Emperor Akbar's syncretic Din-i Ilahi and contains one of history's first mentions of Sikhism, drawing from the author's interviews with scholars of numerous faiths across Patna, Kashmir, Lahore, and beyond.

The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 1 (of 3), from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #63275.

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21 Chapters

  1. 1.Section I: ――The first religion――the dynasties of123 words
  2. 2.Section I: ――Tenets and ceremonies observed by the138 words
  3. 3.Introduction (1)8,817 words
  4. 4.Introduction (2)5,503 words
  5. 5.Part II (1)8,775 words
  6. 6.Part II (2)8,740 words
  7. 7.Part II (3)7,727 words
  8. 8.Conclusion4,788 words
  9. 9.Chapter I: Of the Religion of the Parsián115 words
  10. 10.Section I (1)8,757 words
  11. 11.Section I (2)8,725 words
  1. 12.Section I (3)2,477 words
  2. 13.Section II: Description of the Sípásián Sect (1)8,743 words
  3. 14.Section II: Description of the Sípásián Sect (2)5,714 words
  4. 15.Section III (1)8,923 words
  5. 16.Section III (2)8,576 words
  6. 17.Section III (3)8,748 words
  7. 18.Section III (4)8,850 words
  8. 19.Section III (5)8,604 words
  9. 20.Section III (6)7,996 words
  10. 21.Section III (7)8,001 words