Project Gutenberg 2015-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 209 Young, Ernest 1869 1952 Young, E. (Ernest) Norbury, Edwin A. (Edwin Arthur) 1849 1918 Norbury, E. A. 01006067 The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe Being Sketches of the Domestic and Religious Rites and Ceremonies of the Siamese Produced by Shaun Pinder, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe" by Ernest Young is a collection of sketches focused on the domestic and religious rites and ceremonies of the Siamese, written in the late 19th century. This work emerges from the author's extensive firsthand observations during his years of residence in Bangkok, offering readers insights into the cultural fabric of Siam. The book vividly explores various aspects of Siamese life, including the social dynamics, customs, and religious practices of the people. At the start of the book, the author introduces Bangkok, portrayed as the "Venice of the East," and provides a historical backdrop regarding the transition of the capital from Ayuthia. Young describes the bustling street life, populated predominantly by the working Chinese, amidst the vibrant chaos of vendors, priests, and local characters. This section paints a lively picture of the sights, sounds, and smells of the city while hinting at the cultural nuances that will be explored further in the book, including domestic life, marriage customs, and religious ceremonies, all interwoven with the author's keen observations and engaging narrative style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Thailand -- Social life and customs Thailand -- Religious life and customs DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 675289 675379 2024-09-20T07:11:55.447764 2023-09-21T04:08:09.676156 text/html text/html 673509 2015-01-29T22:05:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2776043 2015-01-29T22:05:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2853684 2024-09-20T07:12:05.435712 application/epub+zip 2863186 2024-09-20T07:11:57.125718 application/epub+zip 336043 2024-09-20T07:11:56.281747 application/epub+zip 3033602 2024-09-20T07:12:11.421686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2985073 2024-09-20T07:12:04.172681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464363 2022-09-21T19:31:27.474373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599889 599685 2024-09-20T07:11:54.166762 2023-09-21T04:08:08.576173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 600112 2015-01-29T22:05:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229306 2015-01-29T22:05:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19106 2024-09-20T07:12:11.567705 application/rdf+xml 12675 2024-09-20T07:11:56.394762 image/jpeg 2283 2024-09-20T07:11:56.337736 image/jpeg 2788932 2024-09-20T07:11:55.619738 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog