Marriage Customs and Ceremonies in World Religions

About the Book

The book makes a comparative study of wedding customs and rituals practised under different religious faiths.

"In his interesting and comprehensive book on marriage, Dr. Roy traces the evolution of marriage customs and ceremonies to religious traditions and geographic history. It is particularly interesting to note that several of the customs which are apparently very different in different religious practices and traditions often evolved from some common roots." Foreword

Sheila Copps,

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Canadian Heritage

About the Author

Dr. Arun S. Roy is an economist by profession and has been with the federal public service for the Government of Canada. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and two sons.

He obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. In 1988 he was the recipient of an international award for his contribution to the economics of immigration and public policy.

In addition to publishing extensively in professional journals on economics, and authoring monographs on public policy, he has published his poems in Bengali language, including a collection.

He is presently working on a book entitled From the Flute of Rabindranath Tagore -- an English translation with commentaries on selected songs of the Indian Nobel Laureate. He is also compiling a book Wedding Songs of India: A Mirror of Social Customs.