The thuggee cult was, depending on the source, either an ancient god-fearing ritualistic coven of assassins or a motley association of opportunistic Muslims and Hindus united in little beyond their crafty thieving. First alluded to in a Frenchman’s Indian travel diary published in 1687, these “cunningest” thieves used guile to gain their marks’ confidence. Then they would “use a certain Slip with a running-noose, which they can cast with so much slight about a Mans Neck, when they are within reach of him, that they never fail; so that they strangle him in a trice.” Later, when the Brits came, the brigands would be referred to as thugs, an Anglicized version of the Hindi word for “deceiver.”
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
A HISTORY OF THUGS» The thuggee cult was, depending on the...
A HISTORY OF THUGS» The thuggee cult was, depending on the...
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