A View of the History, Literature, and Religion of the Hindoos 4 Volume Paperback Set

Volume I. Objects of Worship: 1. Of God; 2. Of the gods; 3. Of the goddesses; 4. Inferior celestial beings objects of worship; 5. Of the terrestrial gods; 6. Terrestrial goddesses; 7. Deities worshipped by the lower orders only; 8. Worship of beings in strange shapes; 9. Worship of human beings; 10. Worship of beasts; 11. The worship of birds; 12. The worship of trees; 13. The worship of rivers; 14. The worship of fish; 15. The worship of books; 16. The worship of stones; 17. A log of wood worshipped; Volume II. Of the Temples, Images, Priests, and Temple Worship of the Hindoos: 1. Of the temples; 2. Of the images; 3. Of the priests; 4. Of the worship in the temples; Book III. Of the Stated Periods of Worship, and Various Duties and Ceremonies: 1. Of the times of worship; 2. Appointed rites and ceremonies; Book IV [Not present in the original edition]; Book V. Doctrines of the Hindoo Religion: 1. Of the transmigration of souls; 2. Judgment of men after death; 3. Of future happiness; 4. Of future punishments; Book VI. Hindoo Saints, or Mendicants: 1. Preparatory duties of a mendicant; Book VII. Hindoo Religious Sects: 1. Account of the regular Hindoo sects; 2. Account of the Bouddhus; 3. Account of the Joinus; 4. Account of the Shikhs; 5. Account of the followers of Choitunyu; 6. Analysis of all the Hindoo sects; Concluding remarks; Volume III: 1. History; 2. The hindoo account of the castes; 3. Ceremonies practised at the birth of children; 4. Glossary; Volume IV: 1. Account of Munoo; 2. Hindoo arrangement of their own writings; 3. The present state of learning among the Hindoos.