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008			100810s2010 caumb be a001 0 eng
020			_a9781598842036
050			_aBL 80.3 _b.R279 2010
245		0	_aReligions of the world : _ba comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices / _cJ. Gordon Melton, [Martin Baumann], editors ; Todd M. Johnson, world religious statistics ; Donald Wiebe, introduction.
260			_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bABC-CLIO, _cc2010.
300			_a6 v. _bill., maps _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_av. 1. A-B -- v. 2. C-D -- v. 3. E-H -- v. 4. I-M -- v. 5. N-R -- v. 6. S-Z.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aReligions
700			_aBaumann, Martin, _9114022
700			_aMelton, J. Gordon. _982899
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