A view of religions, in two parts
Subtitle: Containing an alphabetical compendium of the various religious denominations, which have appeared in the world, from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day : Containing a brief account of the different schemes of religion now embraced among mankind : the whole collected from the best authors, ancient and modern
By: by Hannah Adams
Contributors: Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814; Adams, John, 1735-1826
Edition: 3rd ed., with large additions.
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women and Transnational Networks
Publisher: Printed by and for Manning & Loring
Published: 1801
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 504
Subjects: Religion; Dictionaries; Religions
Other titles: Containing an alphabetical compendium of the various religious denominations, which have appeared in the world, from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day; Containing a brief account of the different schemes of religion now embraced among mankind
Work titles: Alphabetical compendium of the various sects
Notes: First published in 1784 with title: An alphabetical compendium of the various sects which have appeared in the world from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day (Evans 18319).

Preface signed: Thomas Prentiss. Medfield.

Two states of gathering [A] noted. One (the first?) is without the words "author of 'A summary history ..." on the title page. The dedication (p. [iii]-iv) begins "Dedication. Medfield, August 3, 1801" and is signed "Hannah Adams. [To] John Adams, late president of the United States." The second state has "author of 'A summary history ..." on the title page. The dedication begins "Dedication. To John Adams, late president of the United States. Medfield, August 3, 1801" and is signed "Hannah Adams."

Published according to act of Congress.

Reproduction of the original from the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard University.

Includes bibliographical references.