Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions

Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions

Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc

Publisher: Merriam-Webster

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1240

ISBN-13: 9780877790440

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Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.


Encyclopedia of World Religions

Encyclopedia of World Religions

Author: Bruno Becchio

Publisher: Foreign Media Group

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 972

ISBN-13: 9781601360007

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Enhanced by more than one thousand full colour illustrations, a concise guide features thousands of references to literature, art, history, famous figures, and philosophy with respect to religion, covering the beliefs, doctrines, practices, teachings, rites of passage, and specific rituals of the world's major religions.


The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions

The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions

Author: Richard Wolff

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780736920070

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A concise guide covers the history, beliefs and practices, key leaders, and impact upon the modern world of major world religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.


Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures

Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures

Author: Theresa Bane

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0786488948

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This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.


Encyclopedia of Global Religion

Encyclopedia of Global Religion

Author: Mark Juergensmeyer

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 1529

ISBN-13: 0761927298

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Presents entries A to L of a two-volume encyclopedia discussing religion around the globe, including biographies, concepts and theories, places, social issues, movements, texts, and traditions.


Encyclopedia of Catholicism

Encyclopedia of Catholicism

Author: Frank K. Flinn

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 0816075654

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"Covers the key people, movements, institutions, practices, and doctrines of Roman Catholicism from its earliest origins."--Résumé de l'éditeur.


Encyclopedia of World Religions

Encyclopedia of World Religions

Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Published: 2008-05-01

Total Pages: 1200

ISBN-13: 1593394918

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A guide to the religions of the world and to the concepts, movements, people, and events that have shaped them. It includes features such as: entries on religious movements and concepts, historical and legendary figures, divinities, religious sites and ceremonies; images that show sacred places, vestments, rituals, objects, and texts; and more.