Tum Volumes Dem 4150 a es with Ma s nume , y , p g , p , rous mtious and la e s e ar t fllust a e Chart . Pr , m p ice S imGuineas . Riv e rs O f Life ; S OURCE S AN D S TREAMS OF THE FA ITHS O F MAN IN ALL L DS AN , SHOWING THE EV O LUT IO N O F FAI T HS FROM THE RUDEST SYMBOLISMS TO THE LATEST SPIRIT UA L DEV ELO PME N TS . J R - G RAL M E E J . C . R . F RL G A O N O ON , &c . , 85 C o nt e nt s o f V o l . I . I . INTRODUCTORY II . REE WORSHI T PP III . SERPENT AND HALLIC WORSHIP IV . FIRE WORSHIP V . U ORS AS N W HIP V I. NCESTOR WORSHIP Co nt e nt s o f V o l . II . II E O E A KALDIA V . ARLY FAITHS WESTERN SIA AS IN AND ASSYRIA . pages 1 - 1 41 AB G N E V III . FAITHS OF WESTERN ORI I ES IN UROPE AND ADJ ACENT COUNTRIES 1 42 - 448 IX E AB G N ON -A A . FAITHS OF ASTERN ORI INES, RYAN, RYAN AND SHEMITIC 449 - 622 A pp e ndix e s . A C E C BY . S, 7 Zi I OLOUR D HART OF ALL FAITH STREAM S FEET EE , R F T EITHER FOLDED OR ON OLLER . MAP K W B C , S C R .C. S W G OF WORLD A NO N A OUT SE OND ENTURY , HO IN R EAR LY ACES AND FAITHS . K M AP A B S ETCH OF NCIENT INDIA, AND PROM ALUCHISTAN TO AN W G E TRIE ES P &c AM, SHO IN ARLY , THEIR SACRED LACES, . L TA B LE G GOD - SYNOPTICA OF ODS, IDEAS, AND MANY FEATURES W H V IE HIC ALL FAITHS HA E MORE OR LESS IN COMMON . ON R 3 BY 2 1 N OLLER THIS IS FEET I CHES . ’ “ GEN ERAL FORLON G S RIV ERS OF LIFE . G G has now i e n t o t he ub lic in t wo ma ni c ent art o ENERALFORLON g v p , g fi qu o mes and c hart t he rst inst a ment of his reat wor o n c om arat i e v lu , fi l g k p v re i ion and on t he nat ura e o t ion of exist in ait hs which has e en in . l g , l v lu g f , b preparat ion for t he last seven ye ars . The import anc e Of t his work c onsist s in it s being t he fi rst t o apply t he re s ult o f mode rn re se arch and learning t o t he great s ubj e ct of A siat ic religions in a h r h n a d manner an r ad h n ist of G ene ra t o oug ly u bi se . N 0 one c e t e lo g l l ’ Forlon a horit i s wi ho t se in is we t o dat e in his readin g s ut e t u e g t hat he ll up g, a t ho h he has also c ons l t e d man a e a t horit ie s now rare re ad l ug u y valu bl u ly , ein c ont aine d in ondero s and x n i e fo ios . The wor s of Max Mul er b g p u e pe s v l k l , Rh s Da ie s ea Cox S a c e and man ot her st andard a thorit ie s on y v , B l, , y , y u f o rie nt a s e c t s ; of irch and r sch Renou and Mas ero in E t , O l ubj B B ug , f p gyp H a We st and Darmest e t e r in Persia t o et her wit h t he at est acco nt s of ug , g l u t ra e ers in Pa es t ine in China in A rica and America ha e all e en v ll l , , f , , v b t o show how ransacked for informat ion. General Forlong is general ly able it t e man writ ers real now of t he meanin of t he c s t oms t radit io ns l l y ly k g u , , s m o is ms and s ers t it ions concernin which t he writ e . y b l , up g y The volume s are ac companie d by a large separat e Chart (price which wil l b e fo und very u s e ful for st udent s anx io us t o obt ain a c lear idea of t he re at ion and ant i it Of t he different reli ions s st ems and of t he c onst it ent s l qu y g y , u of t hose s st ems . The ario s c t s of t he Tree t he S er e nt and Lin am t he y v u ul , p g , Fire t he A nc e st or and t he S un wit h t he at er more s irit a c onc e t ions of , , , l p u l p deit as a Fat he r and a S irit are dis in ish d c o o red st reams and y p , t gu e by l u ; t he s t udent at a glance can s ee whic h of t hese ideas is embraced by any i in r d ex st g c e e . Man a a e dat a chrono o ica and h sica m t ho o ic al and e thnic a y v lu bl , l g l p y l , y l g l, are i en on t he mar in Of t he chart and all t he re at i es of A sia and g v g , g B bl , Af ric a and E ro e are shown in re at i e osit ion. , u p , l v p ’ G eneral Forlong s chie f c laim t o sp eak on these ques t ions lies in t he fact t hat he is not a mere oo worm or com i er b ut an act i e ex orer and a b k p l v pl , st dent who has isit ed t he sacre d ac es of which he t reat s and has re c ei ed u v pl , v from t he lips Of living B rahmans and Bik shus t he ir own int erpre t at ion Of t he m sm O f t he ancient Fai h In e ral For on wished sy boli t s of dia. When Gen l g t o nderst and Rome or De hi er sa em or S hechem he isit ed t hose ac e s u lp , J u l , v pl himse f ust as he has isit e d t he amo s Indian sit es and as in our own l , j v f u , is ands he has st died t he r der st on m nume nt s En and S c ot and and l , u u e o Of gl , l , Ire and on t he s ot and t he i ht of e xist in remains in India and e s e l p , by l g g l where . In c as es where he has not so isit ed t he sit e he has di i e nt co e ct ed v , l g ly ll t he mo st re cent and a t hent ic in orma ion and wit h s ch know e d e of his u f t , u l g s e c t s he c om ine s as we ha e seen a Wide readin of t he at est and t he ubj b , v , g l e ar ie st it erat re re ardin t he m in s ome 7 00 oo s man in ei ht or t en l l u g g b k , y g o mes e ach . The i st rat ions a one of his wor man of which are v lu llu l k, y admira o d s et ches rom t he ori ina are of t he reat est a e t o t he bly b l k f g l , g v lu s t dent and his o mes wit h t heir c are indexes orm a st o reho se o f u , v lu , ful , f u re se arch and earnin in which re writ er mi i ho t exha st l g, fut u s ght dig long w t u u in ma ri g t e al .