Gentoo Widow going to be burnt with her dead Husband. [Page 400.] Hindoos in the act of preparing the funeral pyre and straw, to consume the widow, who is led forward amidst the encouragements and approbation of her friends and neighbours. Worship of Xekia. [Page 423.] This is one of the modern Chinese deities, seated under a canopy; priests reading and reciting his praises before him. Religious Ceremonies of the Chinese. [Page 423.] Various modes of offering perfumes, and other gifts, with prostrations, &c. to the deity. Japanese Temple of Apes. [Page 462.] Interior of a Temple dedicated to Apes, and filled with images of that animal. Confucius. [Page 462.] The Chinese worshipping before an image of their famous Philosopher and Apostle Confucius. Chinese Funeral. [Page 441.] The solemn procession of the Chinese in their funerals -Carrying the image of Fo, their chief god. Japanese Wedding. [Page 456.] The bride and bridegroom hold each a torch, and in the presence of the priest, before a god, hold them crosswise, whilst they make the marriage vows. Peruvians dedicating to the Sun. [456.] The Inca, on his accession to the throne, presenting a golden cup to the Sun: He is here kneeling on the steps of an altar in a temple dedicated to that luminary, and is in the act of presenting the consecrated cup. Japanese Funeral. [Page 467.] The Japanese frequently burn their dead bodies before their gods: the cut describes a procession for this purpose. Ceylonese Hell. [Page 487.] The Ceylonese have four heavens and four hells, with various modes of punishment. When the inhabitants of a village have been guilty of some great crime, the priests draw a picture of the punishment awarded to that crime, and place it before their doors, or in some conspicuous place, to deter them in future. This cut represents one of those pictures. Calla Sootraya (Ceylonese Hell). [Page 487.] This is another Ceylonese Hell picture. Laplanders Worshipping their Idols. [Page 487.] These idolators sometimes cut the trunk of a tree, leaving a stump of the branches for ears, &c. into a rude figure of a man, and worship it as a god. They are here described in the act of adoration. Laplanders Sacrificing to their Idols. [Page 487.] The Priests are cutting open the body of a hog, to offer the entrails to their god. Lapland Marriage. [Page 489.] The Priest, dressed in his robes, is declaring the union of the man and woman to be eternal. aptism in Lapland. [Page 489.] This cut represents a public Baptism of Infants, as performed by the Christian Priests of Lapland. Coualcoualt, Mexican God of War. [Page 511.] Priests in the act of praying to and invoking the aid of their god prior to going to battle. The Mercury of the Mexicans. [Page 511.] Priests and their assistants sacrificing birds to their god In the shade is a dumb man, coming to seek the benefit of these oblations. Tuppaow at Otaheite. [Page 520.] A Burial Place in that island. Missionary House at Otaheite. [Page 520.J The house and grounds as they appeared when Captain Wilson went on his celebrated voyage. Morai and Altar. [Page 524]. This is a Burying-place and Altar in Otaheite. Great Morai, at Otaheite. [Page 524.] This is the Great Burying-place of the Kings, and their place of Worship, of this Island. Idols in Easter Island. [Page 527.] European travellers are here described in the act of measuring and drawing the figure of one of the wooden gods of the South Sea Islands. A Morai, in Tongataboo. [Page 527.] This cut describes a place of Worship, and Burying place in this Island, as mentioned by Captain Cooke, and other circumnavigators. Invoking the Dead. [Page 512.] The friends of the deceased are here calling upon him to tell them what caused him to die. It is a Canadian superstition Canadian Marriage. [Page 512.] The couple holding a stick, and dancing, then changing sides, and this is the signal of the marriage union. Mexican Marriage. [Page 529.] This, represents a Mexican Marriage. The Priest is here in the act of uniting the persons together in wedlock, by tying the corners of their respective garments in what we call a true-lover's knot. Siberian Priest, invoking his Deities. [Page 529.] The priest sounding a sort of drum, in calling upon his god to cure a sick man. |