Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices /
Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices /
J. Gordon Melton, [Martin Baumann], editors ; Todd M. Johnson, world religious statistics ; Donald Wiebe, introduction.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2010.
- 6 v. ill., maps 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. A-B -- v. 2. C-D -- v. 3. E-H -- v. 4. I-M -- v. 5. N-R -- v. 6. S-Z.
This 6-volume encyclopedia emphasizes the organization of various religious communities, the history of their origin and growth, their interaction with the larger world, and their present status in the world. The entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino) profiles on religion in recently established or disputed countries (Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as profiles on religion in some of the world's most remote places (Antartica and Easter Island).Distinctly, this encyclopedia covers the world of religious unbelief as expressed in atheism, humanism, and other traditions.
9781598842036
Religions
BL 80.3 / .R279 2010
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. A-B -- v. 2. C-D -- v. 3. E-H -- v. 4. I-M -- v. 5. N-R -- v. 6. S-Z.
This 6-volume encyclopedia emphasizes the organization of various religious communities, the history of their origin and growth, their interaction with the larger world, and their present status in the world. The entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino) profiles on religion in recently established or disputed countries (Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as profiles on religion in some of the world's most remote places (Antartica and Easter Island).Distinctly, this encyclopedia covers the world of religious unbelief as expressed in atheism, humanism, and other traditions.
9781598842036
Religions
BL 80.3 / .R279 2010
