Historical Dictionary of World Religions (1777)

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Historical dictionary of religious cults established worldwide from antiquity to the present. Includes diverse forms of worship, pagan deities, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Indian religions, their sects, heresies, clergy, rituals, and dogmas. Paris: Mérigot l'aîné, 1777. XLVIII + 679 pp. Full calf binding with brick-red edges. Engraved copperplate illustrations. Volume I only: "Chinese monks" and "Idolatry of Eastern Tartars".