The Folklore of Bombay

R E Enthoven, The Folklore of Bombay, Oxford: Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1924

352 pages; original green cloth binding
9 x 6 in (22.5 x 15 cm)

"Mr Enthoven's book will be welcomed by those who require a very full synopsis of the folklore of the Bombay area. He has gathered together a vast mass of items which he has classified under subject headings - such as worship of natural objects, tree-and snake-worship, spirit-possession, totemism and animal-worship, evil-eye, dreams and omens, etc. Under each category he cites a large number of beliefs and practices, the material having been partly collected by himself and partly derived from the works of others, such as B. A. Gupte and Sir J. Campbell. The compilation of this material must have involved much labour and search. The value of such a "corpus" of facts is evident, and the volume will prove an important reference-work." (H Balfour, "The Folklore, of Bombay," Nature, 116, 92-93, 1 July 1925)