Extract from Pantheologia
William Williams1762/1778
The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
An extract from William Williams' (Pantycelyn) 'Pantheologia, neu, Hanes Holl Grefyddau'r Byd', in English 'Panethologia, or All The Religions of the World'. 'Pantheologia' discusses religions from all across the globe and includes geographical, historical, natural descriptions. In this extract, Williams criticises the business of slaving in Guinea, describing the horrors of the Middle Passage and the heinous treatment of slaves in the Americas.
In the course of his lifetime, Williams produced almost 90 books and pamphlets. The National Library of Wales has digitized all of William Williams Pantycelyn's published works (over 4,000 pages) as well as two of his manuscripts.
- Title: Extract from Pantheologia
- Creator: William Williams
- Creator Lifespan: 1717/1791
- Creator Nationality: Welsh
- Creator Death Place: Llanfair-Ar-Y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Creator Birth Place: Cefn-Coed-Y-Cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
- Date Created: 1762/1778
- Physical Location: The National Library of Wales
- Location Created: Carmarthen, Wales
- Physical Dimensions: 18 cm
- Original Language: Welsh
- Subject Keywords: Christianity; Religions; History; Early works to 1800; Slave trade; New Guinea; Atlantic; America
- Publisher: Carmarthen : Ev. a Dav. Powell
- External Link: View in NLW's Collections Viewer
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