The kingdom of the yellow robe. Being sketches of the domestic and religious rites and ceremonies of the Siamese, by Ernest Young. With illustrations by E. A. Norbury ... and from photographs by the author

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Title:: The kingdom of the yellow robe. Being sketches of the domestic and religious rites and ceremonies of the Siamese, by Ernest Young. With illustrations by E. A. Norbury ... and from photographs by the author
Collection:: Southeast Asia Visions
Creator:: Young, Ernest
Date:: 1898
Extent:: 420 600dpi JPEG page images
Publisher:: A. Constable
Publication Place:: Westminster
Format:: Book
Contents:: Front Matter
Chapter I. Street Scenes in the Venice of the East.
"Chapter II. : By ""Khlong"" and River."
Chapter III. : The Children.
Chapter IV. : The Shaving of the Top-Knot.
Chapter V. : Courtship and Marriage.
Chapter VI. : Domestic Life and Customs.
Chapter VII. : Domestic Life and Customs (continued).
Chapter VIII. : Popular Amusements.
Chapter IX. : Outside the Capital.
Chapter X. : The Cultivation of Rice.
Chapter XI. : Laws and Legislation.
Chapter XII. : Ceremonies for the Dying and the Dead.
Chapter XIII. : The Order of the Yellow Robe.
Chapter XIV. : Among the Temples.
Chapter XV. : Among the Temples (continued).
Chapter XVI. : Religious Ceremonies.
Chapter XVII. : Religious Ceremonies (continued).
Chapter XVIII. : Religious Ceremonies (continued).
Chapter XIX. : The Pilgrimage to Prabat.
Chapter XX. : The Elephants.

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