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008			050921s2006 miuab be 001 0 eng
010			_a2005027456
020			_a0787666114 (set hardcover);0787666122 (v. 1);0787666130 (v. 2);0787666149 (v. 3)
035			_a(AEA)06245D88EAD140B28293A734E6954B81
035			_a14115244
040			_aDLC _cDLC
050			_aR BL 80.3 .W893 2006
245		0	_aWorldmark encyclopedia of religious practices / _cThomas Riggs, editor.
260			_aDetroit : _bThomson Gale, _cc2006.
300			_a3 v. : _bill., maps _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_av. 1. Religions and denominations -- v. 2. Countries A-L -- v. 3 Countries M-Z.
520			_aA reference that outlines the contemporary religious practices of every country in the world from the very largest, such as China, India, Brazil, and Russi, to the smallest such as, Tuvalu, Andorra, and Antigua and Barbuda. This reference work has three volumes. Volume 1 includes essays on the history, beliefs, and contemporary practices of 13 major faith groups - African traditional religions, Bahaii, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shintom, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism - and 28 of their subgroups, such as Anglicanism, Reform Judaism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vaishnavism. The essays selected are topics that represent not only the world's largest religious groups but also smaller faiths that have had significant historical, cultural, or theological impact. Volumes 2 and 3 provides full understanding of the topics presented in volume 1. These subsequent volumes together contain 193 essays, each focusing on the contemporary religious practices of a particular country.
650			_aReligions
700			_aRiggs, Thomas, _996637
942			_cREF
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