This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

1901. Part of the Universal Classics Library. The religious beliefs, observances, philosophic opinions and social customs of the nations of the East translated from the original Persian. With a special introduction by A. V. Williams Jackson. Contents: Invocation; Cult of the Parsees; The Sipasian Sect; The Code of Mahabad; The Jamshaspian Sect; The Samradian Sect; Zoroastrianism; The Hundred Gates of Paradise; The Orthodox Hindu System; The Vedantian Sect; The Sankhya Sect; The Vichnian Sect; The Vairagis Sect; The Buddhists; The Nanac Sect; The Yahuds (Jews); The Aisuyans (Christians); The Muhammedans; Omar Khayam; The Roshenians; The Ilaliahs; The Great Jenghis Khan; and The Religion of the Philosophers.

Oriental Literature: The Religious Beliefs, Philosophic Opinions And Social Customs Of The Nations Of The East As Contained In The Dabistan Translated From The Persian. The Dabistan Was Written In The 17th Century By Moshan Ali, A Widely Traveled Persian Scholar. It Presents An Outline Of All The Religions, Creeds And Sects Then Known To The Orient, Including Judaism And Christianity.

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

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Oriental Literature: The Religious Beliefs, Philosophic Opinions And Social Customs Of The Nations Of The East As Contained In The Dabistan Translated From The Persian. The Dabistan Was Written In The 17th Century By Moshan Ali, A Widely Traveled Persian Scholar. It Presents An Outline Of All The Religions, Creeds And Sects Then Known To The Orient, Including Judaism And Christianity.

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Oriental Literature: The Religious Beliefs, Philosophic Opinions And Social Customs Of The Nations Of The East As Contained In The Dabistan Translated From The Persian. The Dabistan Was Written In The 17th Century By Moshan Ali, A Widely Traveled Persian Scholar. It Presents An Outline Of All The Religions, Creeds And Sects Then Known To The Orient, Including Judaism And Christianity.

1901. Part of the Universal Classics Library. The religious beliefs, observances, philosophic opinions and social customs of the nations of the East translated from the original Persian. With a special introduction by A. V. Williams Jackson. Contents: Invocation; Cult of the Parsees; The Sipasian Sect; The Code of Mahabad; The Jamshaspian Sect; The Samradian Sect; Zoroastrianism; The Hundred Gates of Paradise; The Orthodox Hindu System; The Vedantian Sect; The Sankhya Sect; The Vichnian Sect; The Vairagis Sect; The Buddhists; The Nanac Sect; The Yahuds (Jews); The Aisuyans (Christians); The Muhammedans; Omar Khayam; The Roshenians; The Ilaliahs; The Great Jenghis Khan; and The Religion of the Philosophers.