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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV
- Preface
- Contents
- THE HISTORY OF CEYLON, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE YEAR 1815
- CHAP. I
- CHAP. II
- CHAP. III
- CHAP. IV
- CHAP. V
- CHAP. VI
- CHAP. VII
- CHAP. VIII
- CHAP. IX
- CHAP. X
- CHAP. XI
- CHAP. XII
- CHAP. XIII
- CHAP. XIV
- CHAP. XV
- CHAP. XVI
- CHAP. XVII
- CHAP. XVIII
- CHAP. XIX
- CHAP. XX
- CHAP. XXI
- CHAP. XXII
- CHAP. XXIII
- CHAP. XXIV
- CHAP. XXV
- CHAP. XXVI
- CHAP. XXVII
- CHAP. XXVIII
- CHAP. XXIX
- CHAP. XXX
- CHAP. XXXI
- CHAP. XXXII
- CHAP. XXXIII
- CHAP. XXXIV
- CHAP. XXXV
- CHAP. XXXVI
- CHAP. XXXVII
- CHAP. XXXVIII
- CHAP. XXXIX
- CHAP. XL
- CHAP. XLI
- CHAP. XLII
- CHAP. XLIII
- CHAP. XLIV
- CHAP. XLV
- CHAP. XLVI
- CHAP. XLVII
- CHAP. XLVIII
- CHAP. XLIX
- CHAP. L
- CHAP. LI
- CHAP. LII
- CHAP. LIII
- CHAP. LIV
- CHAP. LV
- CHAP. LVI
- CHAP. LVII
- PART I CONTENTS TO KNOX'S HISTORY
- PART II
- PART III
- CHAP. I Concerning the inhabitants of this island
- CHAP. II Concerning their different honours, ranks, and qualities
- CHAP. III Of their religion, gods, temples, priests
- CHAP. IV Concerning their worship and festivals
- CHAP. V Concerning their religious doctrines, opinions, and practices
- CHAP. VI Concerning their houses, diet, housewifery, salutation, apparel
- CHAP. VII Of their lodging, bedding, whoredom, marriages, and children
- CHAP. VIII Of their employments and recreations
- CHAP. IX Of their laws and language
- CHAP. X Concerning their learning, astronomy, and art magic
- CHAP. XI Of their sickness, death, and burial
- PART IV
CHAP. V - Concerning their religious doctrines, opinions, and practices
from PART III
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2015
- Frontmatter
- The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXV
- Preface
- Contents
- THE HISTORY OF CEYLON, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE YEAR 1815
- CHAP. I
- CHAP. II
- CHAP. III
- CHAP. IV
- CHAP. V
- CHAP. VI
- CHAP. VII
- CHAP. VIII
- CHAP. IX
- CHAP. X
- CHAP. XI
- CHAP. XII
- CHAP. XIII
- CHAP. XIV
- CHAP. XV
- CHAP. XVI
- CHAP. XVII
- CHAP. XVIII
- CHAP. XIX
- CHAP. XX
- CHAP. XXI
- CHAP. XXII
- CHAP. XXIII
- CHAP. XXIV
- CHAP. XXV
- CHAP. XXVI
- CHAP. XXVII
- CHAP. XXVIII
- CHAP. XXIX
- CHAP. XXX
- CHAP. XXXI
- CHAP. XXXII
- CHAP. XXXIII
- CHAP. XXXIV
- CHAP. XXXV
- CHAP. XXXVI
- CHAP. XXXVII
- CHAP. XXXVIII
- CHAP. XXXIX
- CHAP. XL
- CHAP. XLI
- CHAP. XLII
- CHAP. XLIII
- CHAP. XLIV
- CHAP. XLV
- CHAP. XLVI
- CHAP. XLVII
- CHAP. XLVIII
- CHAP. XLIX
- CHAP. L
- CHAP. LI
- CHAP. LII
- CHAP. LIII
- CHAP. LIV
- CHAP. LV
- CHAP. LVI
- CHAP. LVII
- PART I CONTENTS TO KNOX'S HISTORY
- PART II
- PART III
- CHAP. I Concerning the inhabitants of this island
- CHAP. II Concerning their different honours, ranks, and qualities
- CHAP. III Of their religion, gods, temples, priests
- CHAP. IV Concerning their worship and festivals
- CHAP. V Concerning their religious doctrines, opinions, and practices
- CHAP. VI Concerning their houses, diet, housewifery, salutation, apparel
- CHAP. VII Of their lodging, bedding, whoredom, marriages, and children
- CHAP. VIII Of their employments and recreations
- CHAP. IX Of their laws and language
- CHAP. X Concerning their learning, astronomy, and art magic
- CHAP. XI Of their sickness, death, and burial
- PART IV
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- The History of Ceylon, from the Earliest Period to the Year MDCCCXVTo Which is Subjoined, Robert Knox's Historical Relation of the Island, pp. 544 - 550Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1817