WHAT

THE

WORLD BELIEVES,

THE FALSE AND THE TRUE,

EMBRACING THE PEOPLE OF

ALL RACES AND NATIONS,

THEIR

PECULIAR TEACHINGS, RITES, CEREMONIES, TRADITIONS, AND CUSTOMS,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE; WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN,
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THEIR VARIOUS SECTS, HISTORICAL,
DOCTRINAL, STATISTICAL, AND BIOGRAPHICAL,

FROM THE EARLIEST PAGAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT,

TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF

What the World Believes To-day, by Countries.

ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS,

COMPRISING

PICTURES OF HEATHEN GODS, TEMPLES, SYMBOLS, CEREMONIALS AND RITES, WITH NUMEROUS
PORTRAITS OF IMPORTANT CHARACTERS.