Subject: Religions

This book, a second edition published in 1824, provides a comparative overview of various religions and religious ceremonies worldwide. It is divided into four parts: Christianity, Judaism, Mahometanism, and Paganism. The section on Judaism estimates that there are two million Jews globally, with the majority residing in Poland, where they are noted as owning "most of the trading capital." The book includes contemporary lithographs depicting a Jewish marriage ceremony and a rabbi holding the Torah. The book also includes an abridgement of William Ward's work on Hinduism.

This is the third, enlarged edition of Hannah Adams's *A View of Religions*, a comprehensive survey of various religious denominations worldwide from the beginning of the Christian era to the early 19th century. Published in 1817, the book is divided into two parts: Part I provides an alphabetical compendium of different religious groups, while Part II offers a concise account of existing religious systems. The work draws on numerous sources, both ancient and modern.