William Crooke

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William Crooke

William Crooke (born August 6, 1848 , † October 25, 1923 ) was a British ethnologist, historian, folklorist, Indologist and colonial administrator in India .

In India, he was mainly active in the northern provinces, the north-western provinces and in Oudh and wrote works on the tribes and castes, popular religion and folklore , and on the caste system of the regions, which are classics of Indology and are constantly being reissued to this day .

He also made numerous contributions to the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics (1908–1921) by Rev. James Hastings .

He has also emerged as the editor of travel books ( Jean-Baptiste Tavernier , John Fryer , Meer Hasan Ali , Shurreef Jaffur ) and reference books ( Hobson-Jobson , 2nd ed. And Things Indian ). In the year of his death in 1923 he became a member ( Fellow ) of the British Academy .

Works

  • Materials for a rural and agricultural glossary of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. North-Western Province and Oudh Government Press, Allahabad 1879. (Revised edition as: A glossary of North Indian peasant life. Edited, with an introduction, notes and appendices by Shahid Amin. Oxford University Press, Delhi et al. 1989, ISBN 0-19 -562209-X ).
  • A rural and agricultural glossary for the NW Provinces and Oudh. Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta 1888 (Reprint = 2nd edition. Vintage Books, New Delhi 1989, ISBN 81-85326-00-2 ).
  • The tribes and castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh. 4 volumes. Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta 1896.
  • The popular Religion and folk-lore of Northern India. 2 volumes. Canstable, Westminster 1896 (New Edition as: Religion folklore of Northern India. 2 volumes. Oxford University Press, London 1926).
  • The North-Western provinces of India. Their history, ethnology, and administration. Methuen, London 1897 (Reprint. Asian Educational Services, New Delhi 1998, ISBN 81-206-1067-9 ).
  • as editor: Henry Yule : Hobson-Jobson. Being a glossary of Anglo-Indian colloquial words and phrases, and of kindred terms. Etymological, historical, geographical, and discursive. John Murray, London 1903 (New edition. Ibid, online ).
  • Things Indian. Being discursive notes on various subjects connected with India. John Murray, London 1906 (Reprint = 1st Indian edition. Oriental Books Reprint Corporation, New Delhi 1972). Digitized version (1906)
  • as editor: John Fryer: A new account of East India and Persia. Being nine years' travels, 1672-1681 (= The Hakluyt Society. Works . 2nd Series, Vol. 19, 20, 39, ISSN  0072-9396 ). 3 volumes. Hakluyt Society , London 1909-1915.
  • as editor: Meer Hasan Ali: Observations on the Mussulmauns of India. Descriptive of their manners, customs, habits and religious opinions. Made during a twelve years' residence in their immediate society. 2nd edition, edited with notes and an introduction. Oxford University Press, London et al. 1917.
  • as editor: Šarīf Ǧaʿfar : Islam in India or the Qānūn-i Islām . The Customs of the Musalmāns of India comprising a full and exact account of their various rites and ceremonies from the moment of birth to the hour of death. Composed under the direction of, and translated by Gerhard A. Herklots. New edition (= 2nd edition), revised and rearranged, with additions. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London et al. 1921.
  • as contributor: Aurel Stein : Hatim's tales. Kashmiri stories and songs (= The Indian Texts Series. Vol. 4, ZDB -ID 1002192-9 ). Recorded with the assistance of Pandit Govind Kaul. Edited with a translation, linguistic analysis, vocabulary, indexes, etc. by Sir George A. Grierson . With a note on the folklore of the tales by William Crooke. John Murray, London 1923
  • as editor: Jean Baptiste Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne : Travels in India. Translated from the original French edition of 1676 with a biographical sketch of the author, notes, appendices, & c. by Valentine Ball . 2 volumes. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, London 1925 (reprint from Low Price Publications , vol. 408). Low Price Publications, Delhi 2000, ISBN 81-7536-206-5 .
  • as editor: North Indian Notes and Queries. A Monthly Periodical. Vol. 1, 1891/1892 - Vol. 5, 1895/1896, ZDB -ID 426361-3 .

literature

  • Sadhana Naithani: In quest of Indian folktales. Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and William Crooke. Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN 2006, ISBN 0-253-34544-8 (Tales translated from the Hindi).

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 18, 2020 .
  2. ↑ cf. Qanoon-e-Islam, or the customs of the Moosulmans of India; comprising a full and exact account of their various rites and ceremonies, from the moment of birth till the hour of death
personal data
SURNAME Crooke, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ethnologist, historian, folklorist, indologist and colonial administrator
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1848
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1923