The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 2 (of 3) translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations

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Creators: Muhsin Fani (d. 1672?) [Dubious author], David Shea (1777-1836) [Translator], and Anthony Troyer (d. 1865) [Translator] "The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 2 (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 of mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East across twelve chapters. It provides possibly the most reliable account of Akbar's syncretic Din-i Ilahi and represents one of the first historical works to mention Sikhism, documenting interviews with scholars from numerous faiths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1550

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