Religions of the World [6 volumes]: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices [6 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159884203X ISBN 13: 9781598842036

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2010

Synopsis

This masterful six-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts.

· Coverage of the religions of more than 240 countries, including all of the larger religious communities, denominations, and sects

· Detailed statistical information on the major religious communities in each country

· 100+ entries on famous and important religious sites and places of pilgrimage

· Biographies of the 100 most influential religious leaders in history

· More than 150 photographs, plus maps and illustrations for each nation

· A bibliography for each entry

About this title

Book Description:

Throughout history, religion has been an important force, a motivation for making war and securing peace and a determining factor in the way people live their daily lives. What is religion's place in contemporary society? What do peoples and nations around the globe believe? How do they observe the rituals of their faiths?

About the Author:

J. Gordon Melton is director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion, a religious studies research facility based in Santa Barbara, CA.

Martin Baumann is a professor of the history of religions at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 159884203X
• ISBN 13: 9781598842036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 3792
• Editor: Melton J. Gordon, Baumann Martin