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Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices
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Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. ...
Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. The encyclopedia's six volumes offer entries on every country of the world, with particular emphasis on the larger nations, as well as Indonesia and the Latin American countries that are traditionally given little attention in English-language reference works. Entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino), profiles on religion in recently establi
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- Creator
- J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, editors ; Todd M. Johnson, World Religious Statistics ; Donald Wiebe, Introduction
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- English
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- 2nd ed
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2010
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2010
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (6 volumes (various pagings)) : illustrations, maps, portraits
- ISBNs
- 178034371X, 1598842048, 9781598842036, 9786612933837, 159884203X, 1282933833, 9781598842043
- OCLC
- ocn692291671, ocn475446751
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""VOLUME ONE""; ""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Preface: An Overview of the World�s Religions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Basic Bibliography""; ""Introduction: The Study of Religion""; ""A Statistical Approach to the World�s Religious Adherents, 2000�2050 CE""; ""Religious Adherents of the World by Continent and Region""; ""About the Editors and Contributors""; ""Editorial Board""; ""Entries A�B""; ""A""; ""B""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""
- ""U""""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""VOLUME TWO""; ""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Entries C�D""; ""C""; ""D""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""VOLUME THREE""; ""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Entries E�H""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- ""VOLUME FOUR""""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Entries I�M""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""VOLUME FIVE""; ""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Entries N�R, 2005�2486""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- ""VOLUME SIX""""A�Z List of Entries""; ""Entries S�Z""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""