Between Boston and Bombay
Cultural and Commercial Encounters of Yankees and Parsis, 1771-1865
1st Edition
Published on 6. November 2019
XX, 328 pages
978-3-030-25205-2 (ISBN)
Description
A few years after the American declaration of independence, the first American ships set sail to India. The commercial links that American merchant mariners established with the Parsis of Bombay contributed significantly to the material and intellectual culture of the early Republic in ways that have not been explored until now. This book maps the circulation of goods, capital and ideas between Bombay Parsis and their contemporaries in the northeastern United States, uncovering a surprising range of cultural interaction. Just as goods and gifts from the Zoroastrians of India quickly became an integral part of popular culture along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., so their newly translated religious texts had a considerable impact on American thought. Using a wealth of previously unpublished primary sources, this work presents the narrative of American-Parsi encounters within the broader context of developing global trade and knowledge.
Reviews / Votes
"Rose's research will be a useful guide for anyone plotting their own dives into the topics, people, and places she includes in her case studies. Those interested in exploring the personal networks that undergirded commercial and religious exchanges will find territory for further investigation well-mapped here; Rose's narrative and detailed bibliography will be especially useful for plotting new explorations . . Rose has revealed many new details about the early connections between Americans and Bombay Parsis . ." (Dael Norwood, The New England Quarterly, Vol. 94 (4), December, 2021)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XX, 328 p. 14 illus., 11 illus. in color.
File size
5,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-030-25205-2 (9783030252052)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-25205-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Jenny Rose
Between Boston and Bombay
Cultural and Commercial Encounters of Yankees and Parsis, 1771-1865
Book
11/2019
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
Shipment within 7-9 days
Person
Jenny Rose
teaches Zoroastrian Studies at Claremont Graduate University, California, USA, one of the few institutions worldwide to offer such a course. She has written two books on the religion-
Zoroastrianism: An Introduction
and
Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed
-and lectures extensively across North America, Europe, and India.
Content
1. Arrivals: Parsis, Pilgrims and Puritans.- 2. "A Nice Morality" (1771-1798).- 3. A Shawl Handkerchief and a Cabinet of Curiosities (1799-1806).- 4. Merchant Princes, Missionaries and a Man-of-War (1807-1815).- 5. A Passage to and from India (1816-1835).- 6. Gods and Temples, Ice and the Whale (1836-1851).- 7. Consuls, Industrial Innovations and a Walking Stick (1852-1865).- 8. A Final Coda: Fragrant Memories?.
