April Series of the Month: Encyclopedia of Religions

In honor of Easter and Passover this month, we are happy to announce Encyclopedia of Religions by John G. R. Forlong as our April Series of the Month.

This 1906 classic three volume set of comparative literature, hard to find in print today, was the first English-language project to approach the world's religions from an anthropological perspective. This work of thirty years for Scottish author John G. R. Forlong, was originally published under the now-antiquated title A Cyclopedia of Religions and produced at the author's own expense, so strongly did he feel about the need for it despite the reluctance of the publishing houses of the day to produce it. A road engineer by trade, Forlong traveled the world, learning seven languages and becoming an avid amateur student of native culture-his labor of love was gathering, in this set, a comprehensive, academic knowledge of the totality of human religious belief.

About the Author

John G. R. Forlong (1824-1904),  a road engineer by trade, Forlong traveled the world, learning seven languages and becoming an avid amateur student of native culture-his labor of love was gathering, in this three-volume set, a comprehensive, academic knowledge of the totality of human religious belief.


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