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Collected Item: “The Parsee Priest Defamation Case. Full Report of the Trial of Jamsetjee Sorabjee Madun in Her Majesty's High Court at Bombay, for defaming Nowrojee Shapoorjee Sunjana”

Title

The Parsee Priest Defamation Case. Full Report of the Trial of Jamsetjee Sorabjee Madun in Her Majesty's High Court at Bombay, for defaming Nowrojee Shapoorjee Sunjana

Year

1870

Description

A published collection of transcripts and evidence from a highly publicized libel case involving Parsi (Zoroastrian) priests in Bombay

Author/s

anon.

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State Record Office (e.g. The National Archives (Kew))

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British Library

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Asia, Pacific & Africa V 5257

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British India

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libel
reputation
scandal
prostitution
sex

Contributed by:

Mitra Sharafi

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Yes

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mitra.sharafi@wisc.edu
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