Land of the lion and the sun
Subtitle: personal experiences, the nations of Persia-their manners, customs, and their belief
By: by Absalom D. Shabaz.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: The author
Published: 1904
Place of publication: Milwaukee, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Iran -- Social life and customs
Genres: Non-fiction
First sentence: I was born in the district of Aderbajan, northwestern part of Persia, on the fifteenth day of July, 1874, in the little village Geogtapha, four miles from Oroomiah City.
Description: The author's description of hardships and sufferings endured by him after announcing to his parents, relatives and friends, his intention of devoting the remainder of his life to the spreading of the Saving Gospel of Jesus Christ among his countrymen, is extremely fascination, and might well serve to encourage particularly those among us whose faith in the Saviour is being put to test by diverse persecutions and sufferings.  Instructive the book will be found to be in as much as it points out customs peculiar to the Oriental people, and sets forth the essential teachings of the various false religions spread throughout the extensive Persian Empire.
Table of contents: title: Personal History..................................................................1; title: School and Printing...........................................................34; title: Modern Persia...................................................................43; title: Mohammed and Mohammedanism.....................................48; title: Fire Worshipers...............................................................100; title: Yezidis, or Devil Worshipers..............................................116; title: The Kurds........................................................................121; title: The Armenians................................................................128; title: The Nestorians - Assyrians................................................164; title: Mohammedans and Christianity Compared, Questions; title: Concerning the Creator and the Faith................................177