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Indian Palmistry — J. B., Mrs. Dale

Indian Palmistry

J. B., Mrs. Dale

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 44 pages

A collection of essays on Indian palmistry, or cheiromancy—the art of reading fate from the lines of the hand. The text discusses the origins and history of the practice, drawing on Indian tradition and earlier sources. It offers a period view of how palmistry was explained for readers in the late nineteenth century.

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INDIAN PALMISTRY.
ВУ
MRS. J. B. DALE.
LONDON:
THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY, 7, DUKE STREET, ADELPHI,
W.C.
NEW YORK:
THE PATH, 144, MADISON AVENUE.
MADRAS:
PROPRIETORS OF THE THEOSOPHIST, ADYAR.
1895.
PLATE I. - THE REFERENCE HAND.

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Contents

  1. INDIAN PALMISTRY.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. REFERENCES TO HAND.
  4. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
  5. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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