Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives : (Registro nro. 67690)
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| LC control number | 05014302 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
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| Classification number | DS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Haensel, Johann Gottfried |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives : |
| Remainder of title | with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-10-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images<br/>generously made available by The Internet Archive/American<br/>Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Letters on the Nicobar Islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives; With an Account of an Attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to Convert Them to Christianity" by The Rev. John Gottfried Haensel is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work outlines the efforts of missionaries to educate the indigenous people of the Nicobar Islands in Christianity while also detailing the region's natural environment and cultural practices. The book serves as both a missionary narrative and an anthropological exploration of a remote island community. In his letters, Haensel recounts his experiences from 1779 to 1787 as a missionary in the Nicobars, detailing the difficult conditions, health challenges, and cultural misunderstandings faced by himself and fellow missionaries. He describes the lush, yet often inhospitable, environment of the islands and the diverse flora and fauna encountered. Additionally, he offers insight into the peculiar customs and beliefs of the Nicobarese, such as their views on illness and the supernatural. Despite many hardships, including the deaths of several colleagues and struggles to communicate effectively due to the language barrier, Haensel expresses a hopeful spirit about the potential for future missionary work in the region. His reflections illustrate both the triumphs and tribulations of his mission, offering readers a poignant glimpse into a unique historical endeavor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Moravian Church -- Missions |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Nicobar Islands (India) -- Description and travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Missions -- India -- Nicobar Islands |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Latrobe, Christian Ignatius, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1758-1836 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26781">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26781</a> |
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