Description: Rare and Exceptional engraving published in 1783 on Islam, circumcision and Oriental Dancers. This large and superb engraving is taken from the famous work Ceremonies and religious customs of all the peoples of the world published in Amsterdam in 1783 and distributed in France by Laporte, bookseller rue des noyers in Paris. The engravings are drawn by Bernard Picard and other artists. Extraordinary historical and ethnographic document. • Format of this exceptional engraving due to its size 41/26 cm, slight watering on the margins, good condition for a document which is over 230 years old. • We only sell authentic and period documents. • We accept payment by check • In the event of group purchases we reduce postal costs, very protected shipping. • We have many historical documents to discover in our EBay store. Do not hesitate to subscribe in order to receive new announcements as a priority. This monumental work was one of the first glimmers of the Age of Enlightenment; its concept is in fact radical and revolutionary, since it immediately places all the religions of the world on an equal footing, thus lastingly transforming the perception of the religious phenomenon, not only through comparativism, but above all by reducing religion to cultural social behavior. , customs linked to a history and a people. From such a book, the sacred is observed as a phenomenon, a characteristic. If all the (admirable) engraved work is by Picart, who relied on numerous books for his representations which he wanted to be as accurate as possible, we too often forget that the work was the fruit of close collaboration with Bernard, who took charge of the writing. Full title: Ceremonies and customs of all the peoples of the world (...) Work which includes the philosophical History of the Religion of the Nations of the two hemispheres; such as those of the Brames, the Peguans, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Thibetins, and that of the different Peoples who inhabit Asia and the Islands of the Indian Archipelago; that of the Mexicans, the Peruvians, the Brazilians, the Greenlanders, the Lapps, the Kaffirs, all the peoples of Nigritia, Ethiopia and Monomotapa; that of the Jews, both ancient and modern, that of the Muslims and the different sects which compose it; finally that of Christians & this multitude of branches into which it is subdivided. Followed by Superstitions of all the peoples of the world or philosophical table of the errors and weaknesses into which Superstitions, both ancient and modern, have precipitated the men of most of the nations of the earth; work followed by a Summary on the Mad Mother, on the Bacchanals & the Orgies, on the satirical spectacle of the Greeks & the Romans, & on the Origin of the Association of Freemasons. Full title: Ceremonies and customs of all the peoples of the world (...) Work which includes the philosophical History of the Religion of the Nations of the two hemispheres; such as those of the Brames, the Peguans, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Thibetins, and that of the different Peoples who inhabit Asia and the Islands of the Indian Archipelago; that of the Mexicans, the Peruvians, the Brazilians, the Greenlanders, the Lapps, the Kaffirs, all the peoples of Nigritia, Ethiopia and Monomotapa; that of the Jews, both ancient and modern, that of the Muslims and the different sects which compose it; finally that of Christians & this multitude of branches into which it is subdivided. Followed by Superstitions of all the peoples of the world or philosophical table of the errors and weaknesses
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Special Attributes: Edition original
Author: Bernard Picard
date of publication: 1783
Object modified: Non
Binding: Disassembled
Language: French
period: 18th
Name of publication: Oriental Dancers
Place of Publication: Amsterdam
Nom: Oriental Dancers
Topic: History
Brand: Unbranded
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