Dictionary pagan religions (14 Ergebnisse)

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8vo, pp. [320]; complete, but with some light worming at the foot in the middle of the volume; contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, new endpapers, preserving early bookplate (see below). First edition of a dictionary which has been attributed to Daniel Defoe, but there is scant merit in the attribution (not even Moore mentions it), and one assumes that it was compiled by a Grub Street hack, on behalf of James Knapton, its publisher. Provenance. Signature 'R. Asheton' at head of title; transferred armorial bookplate on the new endpapers of J. Gibson, A.M.; signatures of John Gibson and of George Gibson of Trinity College, Cambridge (presumably the George Gibson, c. 1830-1921, who was there in the 1850s).…

Second edition, a handsomely bound copy of this Anglican guide to the religions of the world, formerly attributed to Daniel Defoe. This second edition adds "near two Hundred and Fifty articles" (p. [8]), many of which seem designed to further support the Anglican establishment. Defoe's frequently clandestine approach to publication, and his ability to write persuasively on any side of an issue, has resulted in an ever-changing "canon." By the late 19th century, when this work was rebound, almost 400 titles were assigned to Defoe - nearly 300 more than listed in the first (1790) bibliography of his work. The attribution of this work to Defoe is unlikely, given that the Dictionarium shows a strong bias towards traditional Anglican episcopacy, while Defoe was a lifelong non-conformist. As English colonial settlements proliferated throughout the 17th century, the Anglican church increased its efforts to engage with foreign cultures and religions. Several great missionary societies were formed during this time, including the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (1699) and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (1701). The first edition of the Dictionarium sacrum seu religiosum (Dictionary of Religions, Ancient and Modern) was published soon afterwards, in 1704. ESTC T138452. Not in Moore or Furbank & Owens. Octavo (187 x 116 mm), pp. [388]. Wood-engraved head- and tailpiece. Late 19th-century crushed red morocco, spine ruled and decorated in gilt and with twin dark green morocco labels, covers panelled and with cornerpieces in gilt, turn-ins in gilt, marbled endpapers, edges marbled and gilt. Light sunning to spine, minor spotting to contents, otherwise crisp: a very good copy indeed.…