Rivers of Life, or Sources and Streams of the Faiths of Man in All Lands; Showing the Evolution of Faiths from the Rudest Symbolisms to the Latest Spiritual Developments (2 volumes)

565; 659pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] Green cloth over boards with lettering in gilt and black and blind ruled borders on the backstrip and boards. Underlying boards exposed occasionally along the edges. Endpapers cracked along the hinges and hinges weak. Date in pen on front endpapers near the hinge. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedowns. Tiny numerical notation on the title pages. Text block of volume 2 cracked at the center. *** Lacks chart. Plate III (Map, Ancient India and Adjoining Countries) has a 4 1/2" tape repair to the reverse. May require extra postage due to weight. Includes detailed information on Tree Worship, Serpent and Phallic Worship, Fire Worship, Sun Worship, the Early Faiths of Western Asia, and Faiths Exhibited by Western and Eastern Aborgines. James George Roche Forlong (1824-1904) joined the Indian Army in 1843. He was appointed as an Engineer in the army based in Myamar in 1852. In the years 1858-9 he travelled widely in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Subsequently, his engineering skills continued to take him to numerous other locations. He later retired and began writing on comparative religions. "Rivers of Life" is his major work. …