Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Children of Kali: through India in search of bandits, the Thug cult, and the British Raj

Author: Rushby, Kevin
Title: Children of Kali: through India in search of bandits, the Thug cult, and the British Raj
Published: New York: Walker & Company, 2003
Description: ix, 292 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: p. 283-284
Subject(s):
  • Human sacrifice -- India -- History
  • Thugs (Indic criminal group) -- History
  • Criminals -- India -- History

Review(s):

  • Wagner, Kim A. "The Children of Kali: Through India in Search of Bandits, the Thug Cult and the British Raj." History Today 52.12 (Dec 2002): 57
  • Ninian, Alex. "Indian gods, Thugs and the Raj. .(Children of Kali)." Contemporary Review 282.1644 (Jan 2003): 51
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