Chapter II: Part II: Religions

I. Parsee Religion--Bible and Doctrines--Their Rituals 42-49

II. Mohammedanism--Mohammed--His Birth and Character--The
Conquest of Islam 49-58

III. The Mohammedan Religion 59-60

IV. The Creed of Islam 61-62

V. The Priesthood--Mujtahids--Arch-Mujtahids, Common
Mujtahids--Mollah--The Sayyids--Darwishes--Their
Service 62-75

VI. The Laymen--Middle Class--Low Class 75-81

VII. The Mosques and their Services--Special Service 81-86

VIII. Moslem's Private Prayer and Fasting 86-90

IX. The Pilgrimages--Preparation--Alms Giving--Carrying
the Dead--The Motive in Pilgrimages for the Dead--The
Female Pilgrims--Their Returning 91-101

X. The Shiite Moslem's Mu-har-ram--Singers 101-11

XI. Heaven and Hell 112-15

XII. Matrimony 115-20

PART III.

I. The Royal Family--The King in his Palace--His
Table--Treasury--Wives 120-28

II. Governor--Prisons--Executions 128-34

III. Counts or Lords 134-36

IV. Cities--Holidays--Schools 136-44

PART IV.

I. Bobeism--Bobe--His Doctrine--His Personal Appearance 145-52

II. The Kurds--Occupation--Their Character--Houses--Religion 153-59

PART V.

I. The Nestorians--Their Place--Language 160-62

II. Their History 163-64

III. Clergy 164-65

IV. Churches and Ordinances 166-70

V. Assyrian or Nestorian College 170-71

VI. Assyrian Missionary Spirit 172-74

VII. Their Persecutions 174-79

VIII. Their Condition at the time American Missions
were started 179-80